by Elkanah Settle (1648 - 1724)
An Epithalamium See original
Language: English
Thrice happy lovers, may you be For ever, ever free, From the tormenting devil, Jealousy. From all the anxious cares and Strife, That attends a married Life: Be to one another true, Kind to her as she's to you. And since the Errors of this Night are past, May he be ever Constant, she be ever chaste.
Composition:
- Set to music by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "An Epithalamium", alternate title: "Thrice happy lovers", Z. 629 no. 39bc, from The Fairy Queen, an operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, no. 39bc, published in Orpheus Britannicus, Vol. II
Text Authorship:
- by Elkanah Settle (1648 - 1724)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chant nuptial", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Epitalamio", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 61