by John Dryden (1631 - 1700)

Ah, how pleasant 'tis to love
 (Sung text for setting by H. Purcell)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  GER
Ah, how pleasant 'tis to love,
Every moment does improve;
Joys surprising now I meet,
Nothing's like love, so charming, sweet.

Some do make a god of pleasure,
Others worship hoarded treasure;
While the lover's still addressing
To his nymph for ev'ry blessing.

Composition:

    Set to music by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Ah, how pleasant 'tis to love", Z. 353, published 1688

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes) , "Ah, wie freundlich ist die Liebe", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 43