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'''Genre:''' [[:Category:Secular music|Secular]], [[:Category:Aria|Aria]]<br> | '''Genre:''' [[:Category:Secular music|Secular]], [[:Category:Aria|Aria]]<br> | ||
'''Language:''' English<br> | '''Language:''' English<br> | ||
'''Instruments: '''vocal and piano<br> | '''Instruments: '''vocal and piano <br> | ||
'''Published: ''' | '''Published: ''' | ||
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'''What can we poor females do ?''' | '''What can we poor females do ?''' | ||
What can we, what can we poor females do? | :What can we, what can we poor females do? | ||
When pressing, teasing, pressing, teasing, Lovers sue? | :When pressing, teasing, pressing, teasing, Lovers sue? | ||
What can we, what can we poor, poor females do? | :What can we, what can we poor, poor females do? | ||
What can we, what can we poor, poor females do? | :What can we, what can we poor, poor females do? | ||
Fate affords no other way, than denying or complying, | :Fate affords no other way, than denying or complying, | ||
than denying or complying. | :than denying or complying. | ||
What can we, what can we poor females do? | :What can we, what can we poor females do? | ||
When pressing, teasing, pressing, teasing, Lovers sue? | :When pressing, teasing, pressing, teasing, Lovers sue? | ||
What can we, what can we poor females do? | :What can we, what can we poor females do? | ||
And resenting or consenting, | :And resenting or consenting, | ||
and resenting or consenting does alike our hopes betray | :and resenting or consenting does alike our hopes betray | ||
What can we, what can we poor females do? | :What can we, what can we poor females do? | ||
When pressing, teasing, pressing, teasing, Lovers sue? | :When pressing, teasing, pressing, teasing, Lovers sue? | ||
What can we, what can we poor females do? | :What can we, what can we poor females do? | ||
'''No, resistance is but vain''' | '''No, resistance is but vain''' | ||
No, no, no, | :No, no, no, | ||
No, no, no, resistance, | :No, no, no, resistance, | ||
Resistance is but vain, | :Resistance is but vain, | ||
No, no, no, | :No, no, no, | ||
No, no, no, resistance, | :No, no, no, resistance, | ||
:Resistance is but vain, | |||
:Vain, vain, vain, | |||
Resistance is but vain, | :Resistance is but vain, | ||
And only adds new weight, | :And only adds new weight, | ||
And only adds new weight, | :And only adds new weight, | ||
And only adds new weight to cupid's chain; | :And only adds new weight to cupid's chain; | ||
No, no, no, | :No, no, no, | ||
No, no, no, | :No, no, no, | ||
No, no, no, | :No, no, no, | ||
No, no, no, | :No, no, no, | ||
Resistance is but vain, | :Resistance is but vain, | ||
No, no, no, | :No, no, no, | ||
Resistance is but vain. | :Resistance is but vain. | ||
A thousand, thousand,thousand, thousand ways, | :A thousand, thousand,thousand, thousand ways, | ||
A thousand, thousand,thousand, thousand arts, | :A thousand, thousand,thousand, thousand arts, | ||
The tyrant, the tyrant, the tyrant, | :The tyrant, the tyrant, the tyrant, | ||
The tyrant knows how to captivate our hearts. | :The tyrant knows how to captivate our hearts. | ||
:Sometimes he sighs, he sighs employs, | |||
:and somtimes tries the universal language of the eyes | |||
:The fierce, with fierceness he destroys | |||
:The soft with tenderness decoys. | |||
:The soft with tenderness decoys. | |||
:He kills the strong, | |||
:He kills the strong with joy, with joy, | |||
:He kills the strong with joy, | |||
:The weak with pain, with pain | |||
:The weak with pain, with pain, no, no, no. | |||
'''Shepherd, leve decoying''' | |||
:Shepherd, shepherd leave docoying, | |||
:Pipes as sweet as summer's day; | |||
:But a little after toying women have shot to pay. | |||
:Here are mariage vows for signing, | |||
:Set their mark that cannot write | |||
:After that without repining, | |||
:Play and welcome day and night, | |||
:Play and welcome, play and welcome, | |||
:Play and welcome day and night. | |||
Revision as of 00:51, 6 November 2007
CPDL #11762: Finale Notepad Finale-2004
- Editor: Manfred Hößl (added 2006-05-22). Score information: A4, 20 pages, 225 kbytes (unzipped) Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Source Files are zipped - No PDF files available. The duets consist of 5 duets:
- Sound the trumpet
- Lost is my quiet
- What can we poor females do?
- No, resistance is but vain
- Shepherd, leve decoying
General Information
Title: Duets from Orpheus Britannicus
Composer: Henry Purcell
Number of voices: 2vv Voicing: SS
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: English
Instruments: vocal and piano
Published:
Description: Piano part arranged by Britten
External websites: http://www.manfredhoessl.de/html/solowerke.html
Original text and translations
English text
Sound the trumpet
- Sound the trumpet,
- sound the trumpet,
- Sound, sound,
- sound the trumpet till around
- you make the listening shores rebound
- you make the listening shores rebound
- the listening shores rebound.
- On the spritely Oboy,
- the spritely Oboy play
- all instruments of joy
- all, all, all,
- all the instruments of joy
- of joy, of joy,
- that skilful numbers can employ
- to celebrate, to celebrate
- the glories of this day,
- the glories, the glories of this day.
Lost is my quiet
- Lost is my quiet forever,
- Lost is my quiet forever,
- Lost forever, forever lost.
- Lost is my quiet forever.
- Ever lost is life's happiest part.
- Lost all, all, all my tender endeavours,
- to touch an insensible heart.
- But tho' my despair, is past curing
- But tho' my despair, my despair is past curing,
- and much endeserv'd is my fate.
- I'll show by a patient enduring,
- My love, I'll show by a patient enduring
- My love is unmov'd, is as mov'd as her hate.
What can we poor females do ?
- What can we, what can we poor females do?
- When pressing, teasing, pressing, teasing, Lovers sue?
- What can we, what can we poor, poor females do?
- What can we, what can we poor, poor females do?
- Fate affords no other way, than denying or complying,
- than denying or complying.
- What can we, what can we poor females do?
- When pressing, teasing, pressing, teasing, Lovers sue?
- What can we, what can we poor females do?
- And resenting or consenting,
- and resenting or consenting does alike our hopes betray
- What can we, what can we poor females do?
- When pressing, teasing, pressing, teasing, Lovers sue?
- What can we, what can we poor females do?
No, resistance is but vain
- No, no, no,
- No, no, no, resistance,
- Resistance is but vain,
- No, no, no,
- No, no, no, resistance,
- Resistance is but vain,
- Vain, vain, vain,
- Resistance is but vain,
- And only adds new weight,
- And only adds new weight,
- And only adds new weight to cupid's chain;
- No, no, no,
- No, no, no,
- No, no, no,
- No, no, no,
- Resistance is but vain,
- No, no, no,
- Resistance is but vain.
- A thousand, thousand,thousand, thousand ways,
- A thousand, thousand,thousand, thousand arts,
- The tyrant, the tyrant, the tyrant,
- The tyrant knows how to captivate our hearts.
- Sometimes he sighs, he sighs employs,
- and somtimes tries the universal language of the eyes
- The fierce, with fierceness he destroys
- The soft with tenderness decoys.
- The soft with tenderness decoys.
- He kills the strong,
- He kills the strong with joy, with joy,
- He kills the strong with joy,
- The weak with pain, with pain
- The weak with pain, with pain, no, no, no.
Shepherd, leve decoying
- Shepherd, shepherd leave docoying,
- Pipes as sweet as summer's day;
- But a little after toying women have shot to pay.
- Here are mariage vows for signing,
- Set their mark that cannot write
- After that without repining,
- Play and welcome day and night,
- Play and welcome, play and welcome,
- Play and welcome day and night.