Gentle Cupid, lend an ear (John Broderip)
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- (Posted 2012-01-10) CPDL #25328:
- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2012-01-10). Score information: A4, 2 pages, 64 kB Copyright: CC BY SA
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General Information
Title: Gentle Cupid, lend an ear
Composer: John Broderip
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: TTB
Genre: Secular, Glee
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published:
Description: John Broderip was perhaps the most prominent member of a dynasty of west country musicians. He was organist at Wells Cathedral (succeeding his father) and published psalmody and glees. This glee comes from his collection of six (Op. 5), c.1770; he also wrote glees in collaboration with Henry Harington, M.D. in Wells then Bath, and leading light of the Bath Harmonic Society.
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Original text and translations
English text
Gentle Cupid, lend an ear,
Be propitious to my pray'r;
So may your extended sway
The whole universe obey.
Dear gentle Cupid, touch her heart,
Let Chloe feel the pleasing smart;
Then will I gladly hang my chain,
And never wish for liberty again.