O lead me to some peaceful gloom, Where none but sighing lovers come, Where the shrill trumpets never sound, But one eternal hush goes round. There let me soothe my pleasing pain, And never think of war again. What glory can a lover have, To conquer, yet be still a slave?
Bonduca - or - The British Heroine
A play - incidental music by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695)
17. O lead me to some peaceful gloom  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Oh, conduis-moi vers une obscurité paisible", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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