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Queen and huntress, chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light, Goddess excellently bright. Earth, let not thy envious shade Dare itself to interpose; Cynthia's shining orb was made Heav'n to clear when day did close; Bless us then with wishèd sight, Goddess excellently bright. Lay thy bow of pearl apart, And thy crystal shining quiver; Give unto the flying hart Space to breathe, how short so-ever: Thou that mak'st a day of night, Goddess excellently bright.
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Text Authorship:
- by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637) [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 Dominick Argento (1927 - 2019), "Hymn", 1957, published 1970 [ high voice and piano ], from 6 Elizabethan Songs, no. 6, New York, Boosey [sung text checked 1 time]
- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Hymn", op. 31 no. 5 (1943), published 1944, first performed 1943 [ tenor, horn, and strings or piano ], from Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, no. 5, London : Boosey & Hawkes [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Mary Grant Carmichael (1851 - 1935), "Hymn to Diana", 1877 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Gál (1890 - 1987), "Hymn to Diana", first performed 1967 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Six Part-Songs [formerly: Four Part-Songs], no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Walter J. Lockitt , "Hymn to Diana", published [1919] [ chorus ], from Three Part Songs, no. 2, London : Weekes & Co [sung text not yet checked]
- by John Theodore Livingston Raynor (1909 - 1970), "Hymn To Diana", op. 434 (1955) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Villiers Stanford, Sir (1852 - 1924), "Queen and Huntress", published 1923 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Jean-Pierre Granger) , "Hymne", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NYN Norwegian (Nynorsk) (Are Frode Søholt) , "Hymne", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Pablo Sabat) , "Himno"
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Line count: 18
Word count: 93
Regina e cacciatrice, casta e graziosa, ora che il sole si è addormentato, sul tuo trono d'argento ti sei assisa e come d’abitudine mantieni il tuo stato: Espero la tua luce invoca, dea splendente e luminosa. Non permettere, Terra, che l’ ombra tua invidiosa osi mettersi in mezzo; l'orbe splendente di Cynthia è stato creato perché il cielo rischiari quando il giorno è andato; benedici noi, allora, con la visione attesa, Dea splendente e luminosa. Metti da parte il tuo arco di perle e la tua splendente faretra di cristallo; concedi al tuo dardo volante spazio per respirare, se pure brevemente: Tu che fai della notte un giorno, Dea luminosa e splendente.
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Translation of title "Hymn" = "Inno"Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in English by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
This text was added to the website: 2025-07-17
Line count: 18
Word count: 112