by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Bacchus's Speech in Praise of Wine
Language: English
Bacchus one Day gayly striding On his never sailing Ton; Sneaking empty Pots deriding, Thus address'd each toaping Son: Praise the Joys that never vary, And adore the liquid Shrine; All things noble, gay and airy, Are perform'd by generous Wine. Ancient Heroes, crown'd with Glory, Owe their noble Rise to me; Poets wrote the flaming Story, Fir'd by my Divinity: If my Influence is wanting, Musick's Charms but slowly move; Beauty too in vain lies panting, 'Till I fill the Swains with Love. If you crave a lasting Pleasure, Mortals, this way bend your Eyes; From my ever-flowing Treasure, Charming Scenes of Bliss arise. Here's the soothing balmy Blessing, Sole Dispeller of your Pain; Gloomy Souls from Care releasing: He who drinks not, lives in vain.
Confirmed by the score The Musical Miscellany, Vol.4
London: John Watts, 1730.
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Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Bacchus's Speech in Praise of Wine", The Musical Miscellany, Vol 4, p. 110 ff, John Watts, London, first published 1730 [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 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Bacchus's Speech in Praise of Wine", HWV 228 no. 4 (1719-1730), published 1730 [ soprano and continuo ], London: John Watts [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2024-02-06
Line count: 24
Word count: 127