Bid your faithful Ariel fly - Arne, Thomas

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""The new air in the Tempest, sung by Mrs Farrell in the character of Ariel". The text was commonly inserted into Shakepeare's play in productions from the mid-1770s, and is perhaps by David Garrick or by Richard Brinsley Sheridan."

⌛ Period → Baroque ◈ Genre → Arias ♬ Voicing → solo high ¶ Language → English

Parts 1

Instruments Strings

Pages 9

CPDL # 73949

Editor Christopher Shaw

Posted 2023-05-30

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¶Lyrics / Text

Bid your faithful Ariel fly To the farthest Indian sky; And then, at thy afresh command, I'll traverse o'er the silver sand. I'll climb the mountains, plunge the deep; For I, like mortals, never sleep. I'll do your task, whate'er it be, Not with ill-will but merry glee.