As steals the morn upon the night, And melts the shades away: So Truth does Fancy's charm dissolve, And rising Reason puts to flight The fumes that did the mind involve, Restoring intellectual day.
L'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato
Song Cycle by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759)
3. As steals the morn upon the night
Language: English
Text Authorship:
- by Charles Jennens (1700 - 1773), written 1740 [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in The Tempest, Act V, Scene 1, vv. 65 - 68
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Come il mattino porta via la notte", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Total word count: 34