I loved fair Celia, Z 381 (Henry Purcell)

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Contributor: David Newman (added 2008-06-10).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 125 kbytes       Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Cross posting by Art Song Central - File Sizes: PDF: 125 KB

General Information

Title: I Lov'd Fair Celia
Composer: Henry Purcell
Lyricist: Unknown

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

Language: English
Instruments: Piano
Published:


Description: From the publication "Six Songs by Henry Purcell".


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Original text and translations

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I lov’d fair Celia many years
Before she show’d her art;
Her beauty first, her humour next,
By turns engag’d my heart.


And when to these she friendship join’d
Her charms were so entire,
That without being dull and blind
I could none else admire.