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Semele

di G. F. Haendel - HWV 58

an opera, 1744

Atto I

Scena I

Atto II

Scena I

Atto III

Scena I

Scena V

Above measure is the pleasure (Juno; a. III, s. VI)

Again auspicious flashes rise (Chorus; a. I, s. I)

Ah me! / What refuge now is left me? (Semele; a. I, s. I)

Ah me! / Why sighs my Semele? (Semele, Jupiter; a. II, s. III)

Ah me! too late I now repent (Semele; a. III, s. VII)

Ah! take heed what you press (Jupiter; a. III, s. IV)

Ah! whither is she gone! unhappy fair! (Jupiter; a. III, s. V)

Ah, wretched prince, doom'd to disastrous love! (Cadmus, Athamas; a. I, s. III)

Alas! she yields (Ino, Athamas, Semele; a. I, s. I)

Apollo comes to relieve your care (Apollo; a. III, s. IX)

Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs! (Chorus; a. I, s. I)

Awake, Saturnia, from thy lethargy! (Juno; a. II, s. I)

Be wise as you are beautiful (Juno, Semele; a. III, s. III)

Behold! auspicious flashes rise (Chorus; a. I, s. I)

Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays (Chorus; a. II, s. IV)

But hark, the heav'nly sphere turns round (Ino; a. II, s. IV)

By my command (Jupiter, Semele; a. II, s. III)

By that tremendous flood I swear (Jupiter; a. III, s. IV)

Cease, cease your vows, 'tis impious to proceed (Chorus; a. I, s. I)

Come to my arms, my lovely fair (Jupiter; a. III, s. IV)

Conjure him by his oath (Juno; a. III, s. III)

Daughter, obey (Cadmus, Athamas; a. I, s. I)

Dear sister, how was your passage hither? (Semele, Ino; a. II, s. IV)

Despair no more shall wound me (Athamas; a. III, s. VIII)

Dull god, can'st thou attend the waters fall (Iris, Juno; a. III, s. I)

Endless pleasure, endless love (Semele, Chorus; a. I, s. IV)

Hail Cadmus, hail! (Chorus; a. I, s. IV)

Happy, happy shall we be (Chorus; a. III, s. IX)

Hear, mighty queen, while I recount (Iris; a. II, s. I)

Hence, Iris, hence away (Juno; a. II, s. I)

How I was hence remov'd (Ino, Cadmus, Athamas; a. III, s. VIII)

How engaging, how endearing (Chorus; a. II, s. III)

Hymen haste, thy torch prepare (Athamas; a. I, s. I)

I ever am granting (Semele; a. III, s. IV)

I must with speed amuse her (Jupiter; a. II, s. III)

I'll be pleas'd with no less (Semele; a. III, s. IV)

Iris, impatient of thy stay (Juno, Iris; a. II, s. I)

Lay your doubts and fears aside (Jupiter; a. II, s. III)

Leave me, loathsome light (Somnus; a. III, s. I)

Let me not another moment (Semele; a. II, s. III)

Lucky omens bless our rites (Chorus; a. I, s. I)

More sweet is that name (Somnus; a. III, s. I)

My racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freed (Semele; a. III, s. II)

My will obey (Juno, Somnus; a. III, s. I)

Myself I shall adore (Semele; a. III, s. III)

No more, I'll hear no more! (Juno, Iris; a. II, s. I)

Now love that everlasting boy invites (Chorus; a. II, s. III)

O Athamas, what torture hast thou born! (Athamas; a. I, s. II)

O Jove, in pity teach me which to chuse (Semele; a. I, s. I)

O Semele, why art thou thus insensible? (Jupiter; a. III, s. IV)

O prodigy, to me of dire portent! (Athamas, Ino; a. I, s. III)

O sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Semele; a. II, s. II)

O terror and astonishment! (Chorus; a. III, s. VIII)

Obey my will, thy rod resign (Juno, Somnus; a. III, s. I)

Of my ill boding dream (Ino; a. III, s. VIII)

Prepare then, ye immortal choir (Semele, Ino; a. II, s. IV)

Rich odours fill the fragrant air (Juno, Semele; a. III, s. III)

See from above the bellying clouds descend (Cadmus; a. III, s. VIII)

See, see Jove's priests and holy augurs come (Cadmus; a. I, s. IV)

See, she blushing turns her eyes (Athamas; a. I, s. I)

She weeps! / The gentle maid, in tender pity (Athamas; a. I, s. II)

Somnus, awake (Juno, Iris; a. III, s. I)

Speak, speak, your desire (Jupiter; a. III, s. IV)

The morning lark to mine accords his note (Semele; a. I, s. I)

Then cast off this human shape which you wear (Semele; a. III, s. IV)

There from mortal cares retiring, (Iris; a. II, s. I)

Thus let my thanks be paid (Semele; a. III, s. III)

Thus shaped like Ino (Juno, Semele; a. III, s. III)

Thy aid, pronubial Juno, Athamas implores (Athamas, Semele; a. I, s. I)

Too well I see (Ino, Athamas; a. I, s. II)

Turn, hopeless lover, turn thy eyes (Ino; a. I, s. II)

Where'er you walk, cool gales shall fan the glade (Jupiter; a. II, s. III)

Why dost thou thus untimely grieve (Cadmus, Ino, Athamas, Semele; a. I, s. I)

Wing'd with our fears, and pious haste, (Cadmus; a. I, s. III)

With adamant the gates are barr'd (Iris; a. II, s. I)

With fond desiring (Semele; a. II, s. III)

You are mortal, and require (Jupiter; a. II, s. III)

You'll grant what I require? (Semele, Jupiter; a. III, s. IV)

You've undone me (Ino, Athamas; a. I, s. II)

Your tuneful voice my tale would tell (Athamas; a. I, s. II)