Sussan Deyhim - Chorus 1
Vera Beren - Clytemnestra
David Avidor - Emax, guitar, mandolin, violin, cello
Nicole V. Gagné - cello, violin, mandolin, guitar
CHORUS 1
o worthy queene that beares the swinging sway
Clytemnestra borne of Ledas royall bloude
what is the newes
make playn to mee thy reason
for sacrifycing at the sacred alters
CLYTEMNESTRA
Phoebus prelat is this day
this child from deepe of Lady Night
I bryng greatter joy
than hopst thou for to heare
our men have tooke Pryams princelye towres
CHORUS 1
what dost thou say
CLYTEMNESTRA
The Greekes have conquered Troy
understande
CHORUS 1
a flood of joy streames from my vapourde eyes
CLYTEMNESTRA
our love is disclosd to all
through these sighs and teares
CHORUS 1
but why cause it be descryde
that they are returning home at last
CLYTEMNESTRA
a God did tel mee of this victory
CHORUS 1
did thou thy selfe
hear this in thy silent bed
see this in the darckenesse
CLYTEMNESTRA
no drowsie dreaming doting soule am I
CHORUS 1
subdue thy fond affections
doth desprat dotage guyde and rule thy mind
CLYTEMNESTRA
my mynde to fancy fond dath not gad and runne astray
CHORUS 1
when did this victory come to him so longe in warre
CLYTEMNESTRA
on this night
mother of the day I haled
Troy fell
CHORUS 1
no man coulde run so fast
over Asia land to tell thee this
CLYTEMNESTRA
I did learne of it from fyer
first from the flashing flames
yet blasing bryght through Troy
then from the high hylles uppon another shore
where a lawrell tree with spredding braunch doth shyne eflamd
recording theyr calamityes
this glow kindled by my trusty wight
is more blasd abroade and further it is blowen
flaming fast to divers shores
where at every place a wayteth a man
who makste his owne fiery fervent heate
with al the speede hee can
winding a chayne of backe reflicting flames
which doth convay to mee
my husbands retourne from Troy
CHORUS 1
I will pray to the Gods with a glad hart
but first tel mee agayne
yet hath hee fyxt and set his foote back stepping home
CLYTEMNESTRA
Troy is orewhelm'd
the Greekes stil embrewd with gory bloud from the slaughter great
are now after Troyan boties and at randon runne
feedyng on the countrey
but they have yet to come home againe at last
Troys people have cursed them
they must not also retayne the spoyles
from its divine aulters
let them forbeare to defyle
els they wil have t'asswage the wrath of Gods and them appease
wherby the Grekish navy might have passage free by seas
let us bee free at last
from these broyles and agonies
CHORUS 1
the tydings of a message good unto mine eares is blowne
now I will celebrate and prayse God so deare
though dealing longe delay God is gracious
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Absolutely love this recording. I listen to it at work. I listen to it in the car on the way home from work. I listen to it while falling asleep. Curtis’ cello is so amazing. Just got the vinyl in the mail from Discogs the other day! Can’t wait to play on my hi-fi system! Dave Sewall