by Florence Stevenson (1922 - 1991)
Good people, though I am innocent of the...
Language: English
Good people, though I am innocent of the desire to betray my queen, yet was I an accomplice by my presence, acquiescent in my silence. I hope my fate will serve as a warning for those who’d rise against the crown. If I can save one life dying thus, then I should not have died in vain! Now, good people, Jane Dudley bids you all a long farewell. Fare you well, a long farewell, farewell forevermore. I am glad it is a fair day; farewell. Into thy hands, I commend my spirit, O God!
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Text Authorship:
- by Florence Stevenson (1922 - 1991), "Jane’s Farewell Aria", written 1975, appears in The Chronicle of Nine Days of Jane Grey, no. 16b [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 Arnold Rosner (1945 - 2013), "Good people, though I am innocent of the desire to betray my queen", op. 81 no. 6 (1984), from opera The Chronicle of Nine, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-08
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