by Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)
He sung, and hell consented See original
Language: English
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He sung, and hell consented
To hear the Poet's pray'r;
Stern Proserpine relented,
And gave him back the fair.
Thus song could prevail
O'er death and o'er hell,
A conquest how hard and how glorious?
Tho' fate had fast bound her
With Styx nine times round her,
Yet music and love were victorious.
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Sir (1848 - 1918), "He sung, and hell consented", 1889, lines 13-22 [ baritone and orchestra ], from Ode to St. Cecelia's Day, no. 7
Text Authorship:
- by Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744), appears in Ode on St. Cecilia's Day, no. 5, first published 1708
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Luca Antonio Pagnini) , no title, written 1800, appears in Ode di Alessandro Pope in onore di Santa Cecilia, no. 5, first published 1807
Researcher for this page: John Fowler
This text was added to the website: 2009-09-04
Line count: 22
Word count: 118