This poet sings the Trojan wars (Anacreon's Defeat), Z 423 (Henry Purcell)

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Contributor: David Newman (Added 2008-6-08).   Score information: A4, 7 pages, 248 kbytes       Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Cross posting by Art Song Central - File Sizes: PDF: 248 KB


General Information

Title: Anacreon's Defeat
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyricist: Unknown

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Soprano Solo
Genre: Secular, song

Language: English
Instruments: Piano
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Original text and translations

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This poet sings the Trojan wars,
Another of the Theban jars,
In rattling numbers, verse that dares.


Whilst I, in soft and humble verse,
My own captivities rehearse;
I sing my own defeats, which are
Not the events of common war.


Not fleets at sea have vanquish’d me,
Nor brigadiers, nor cavalry,
Nor ranks and files of infantry.


No, Anacreon still defies
All your artillery companies
Save those encamp’d in killing eyes;
Each dart his mistress shoots, he dies.


Lyrics: Unknown Author