by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
O! fair Cedaria
Language: English
O! fair Cedaria, hide those eyes That hearts enough have won; For whosoever sees them dies, And cannot ruin shun. Such beauty and charms are seen United in your face, The proudest can't but own you queen Of beauty, wit and grace. Then pity me, who am your slave, And grand me a reprieve; Unless I may your favour have, I can't one moment live.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "O! fair Cedaria", Z. 402, published 1702. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 65