"Go thou, follow the chase." "Queen thou dost sigh;" "I see, though thou conceal it, the turmoil in thy breast" "Amid the pleasures that for thee have been prepared." "'Mid games unceasingly contrived I only long for easeful leisure;" "They seem at first to shine so sweet with blithesomeness;" "Yet soon dull languor fills the heart again with sadness." "'Tis weariness that dailies in the guise of pleasure." "'Tis weariness that dailies in the guise of pleasure." "All things conspire to bring thee joy." "Now is a glorious union nigh." "From princes twain with love consumed" "Make haste and choose who will be master of this empire." "I know that rights they have to my throne and my hand." "My heart refuses to surrender." "Were only Abaris of noblest blood descended;" "If Adamas speaks true, he ranks along with kings." "A stranger makes thee waver in thy choice!" "By a law supreme that holds for all time good," "The line of Boreas alone" "May to the sovereignty of this fair land aspire." "No!" "'Neath the yoke that burdens me I can but languish silently and pine in sorrow." "Ah!" "Boreas is a jealous god, proud, implacable." "Against such inclination dire" "Sober reason must advise." "My heart, transported by this flame, ls bound forever to the object of my love;" "No reason will my spirit heed" "Till victory is won by love, and love alone." "The pleasures of the chase no longer can delight me;" "Kind fate steered all my arrows true, alas in vain." "Queen, however sweet the pleasures, Their charms do not endure" "Unless they wing their way to thee." "The advent of Apollo in this place is nigh;" "All things herald his return," "And even wise Adamas has declared it true." "Alphisa, may this joyful day" "Shine on a bridegroom's perfect happiness and glory." "If thou yield to love alone," "My heart is sure of victory." "My heart is sure of victory." "Princes, ye share the selfsame rights," "Both, ye merit that my heart should falter still." "Let us await the god whose presence is announced," "Let him direct our fate, my hand his choice shall follow." "A single glance from the beloved Tells me more than any god." "Thou art oracle supreme" "For my deep-enamoured heart." "Oh, suffer in this instant now" "That all things tell thee of my flame." "This charming troupe so light of foot" "Comes to display for thee my wish." "Show thou the Graces how to please" "And lend thy features to the Pleasures." "If marriage needeth chains," "They serve alone to bind our vows;" "The Graces and the games Banish far away its cares." "Banish far away its cares." "If marriage needeth chains," "Then pleasures serve to lock them fast." "Then pleasures serve to lock them fast." "It is in this most pleasant place That Pleasure his dominion holds." "And each day fresh flowers fair Are proffered to the Zephyr's wish." "And Hymen sighs with longing," "And dons the lineaments of Love." "And Hymen sighs with longing," "And dons the lineaments of Love." "The flighty, fickle troupe Of laughter and of games" "Attends us while we live And foreknows our desires." "The flighty, fickle troupe Of laughter and of games" "Attends us while we live And foreknows our desires." "Never does a darksome cloud" "Cover from our eyes The beauty of the heavens." "Cover from our eyes The beauty of the heavens." "The flighty, fickle troupe Of laughter and of games" "Attends us while we live And foreknows our desires." "A clear horizon, the calm sweetness of the air" "Tempt us to drift upon the wave;" "Tempt us to drift upon the wave." "Suddenly, the wind blows cold;" "It lashes up the storm lt lashes up the storm and churns" "and churns the seething waves." "A clear horizon, the calm sweetness of the air" "Tempt us to drift" "upon the wave." "Suddenly, the wind blows cold;" "It lashes up the storm and churns" "and churns the seething waves." "By lure of costliest possessions" "Thus it is that love and marriage lead us astray." "I fear the chains which they prepare." "And under pretty nosegays I see only fetters." "A clear horizon, the calm sweetness of the air" "Tempt us to drift" "upon the wave;" "Tempt us to drift upon the wave." "Suddenly, the wind blows cold;" "It lashes up the storm lt lashes up the storm and churns" "and churns the seething waves." "A clear horizon, the calm sweetness of the air" "Tempt us to drift" "upon the wave." "Suddenly, the wind blows cold;" "It lashes up the storm" "and churns the seething waves;" "and churns and churns the seething waves." "O charms too perilous," "O unhappy affection," "Must I constantly combat you" "Yet always cede the victory?" "Must I constantly combat you" "Yet always cede the victory?" "Adamas to this temple did consecrate my youth," "And of the god I serve here now succour I implore." "He has no pity for my frailty;" "Before his very altars, the turmoil in my breast" "Seems to augment from day to day." "O charms too perilous," "O unhappy affection" "Must I constantly combat you" "Yet always cede the victory?" "Behold the mortal son I nurtured as a child;" "Apollo did entrust me to this precious charge." "But never may he learn the secret of his birth," "Unless his virtues prove him fit for divine blood." "And all the while the light fecund" "Sheds lustre o'er the land and illumines the heavens," "Apollo will let happiness reign o'er the place." "Apollo's destiny it is to light the world" "And teach the mortal race to find felicity." "Apollo's destiny it is to light the world" "And teach the mortal race to find felicity;" "And teach the mortal race to find felicity." "Abaris!" "What voice doth call me!" "'Tis thou, wise Adamas!" "In this temple, my zeal" "Hath outstripped dawn and overtaken thine own steps." "What secret care can thus disturb and pain thee?" "My Lord..." "What can I say, ye gods!" "Explain thyself, speak... doubly confused thou art." "I may not conceal my torment from thine eyes:" "Alphisa hopelessly I love." "Since I know naught of my birth, May she consent to hear my vows?" "Only if thou soar to glorious things" "Canst thou discover thine own ancestry." "Perchance they shine in heaven above;" "Haste, if thou wouldst know them, to Mnemosyne's temple." "Yoke thyself to victory's chariot," "Thy passion may be crowned by Love." "Thou holy imparter of the god who lights us," "May I, loving Alphisa, hope for love returned?" "She is of blood divine." "Our laws all speak against me," "And nothing I await from love." "The obstacles are great, for Fate commands it thus." "But all yields to the efforts of a loving heart" "That peril cannot cause to faint." "Whatever peril may beset me, I fear none but Alphisa and the gods." "Appear to him in all your splendour" "You who all live here showing me obedience," "While waiting for a new king," "Abaris is to enjoy the use of all my power:" "Obey him, as you obey me." "Holy ministers, it is distress and terror" "That guide my steps unto this place." "What dreams!" "What horrible portent!" "Ah!" "For this your trembling queen," "Haste to implore succour from the gods above." "The high priest of Apollo thou seest before thee here." "Withdraw." "O speak, whence cometh such extreme distress?" "Boreas, in a radiance flashing myriad fires," "Appeared before mine eyes upon a sombrous cloud." "Alphisa, he spake, see how the winds, the storm," "Change these lovely valleys into hideous deserts." "These ancient palaces, thy superb heritage," "Have braved the harshest winters and the raging storms." "They now shall yield before my violent wrath." "Tremble!" "Woe unto the offender!" "I shall pursue thee unto Hades." "What dreadful vision!" "How?" "That I should fear for thee?" "O cruel Boreas!" "What may be her crime?" "Content thyself with one victim;" "Strike!" "I submit to thy blows." "Oh heaven!" "God whom I serve, o hasten to descend," "And save this very precious life." "Eros, the most tender lover bids thee fly;" "Unite, that ye may defend her;" "Take arms and rally all the gods." "is it possible, Abaris?" "What have I said, O wretched fate!" "I trembled for thy life and could not keep silence." "Alas!" "This foolhardy avowal betokens not a guilty heart." "I loved without hope of thy favour," "And all the vows I dared to make Were only for thy happiness." "How!" "Thou didst not fear my anger!" "Then make haste to punish me, lf this love of mine outrage thee." "I feel that every moment, far from showing repentance," "My presence doth offend thee more." "O cruel one, thou fleest, my very aspect pains thee;" "Thou canst but despise me." "Piteous shall I be!" "I, thee despise?" "O gods!" "What hear I?" "May I hope?" "I am distraught, no more will my heart be constrained." "Abaris, have regard to my torment and my pain." "Ah, what sentiment begets them?" "Speak, fair Alphisa, or I die." "O why attempt this to discover?" "Thy pain would not be soothed and my torment increase." "The god before whose wrath I tremble" "Perhaps may vengeance take on thee" "For my frailty and my tears." "My most enviable fate!" "I see the triumph of my love." "This day, and should it be my last, ls surely the happiest of my life." "This day..." "Hark, they approach!" "Conceal from the eyes of my court..." "Praise to the god who lends us light" "His flame the glory is of heaven." "In the bright rays of his light" "The Earth hath seen its gods revealed." "The Earth hath seen its gods revealed." "His flame the glory is of heaven." "In the bright rays of his light ln the bright rays of his light" "The Earth hath seen its gods revealed." "The Earth hath seen its gods revealed." "Praise to the god who lends us light" "His flame the glory is of heaven." "In the bright rays of his light" "The Earth hath seen its gods revealed." "His flame the glory is of heaven." "We praise the god who lends us light" "His flame, his flame" "His flame the glory is of heaven." "His flame..." "His flame the glory is of heaven." "We praise the god who lends us light ln the bright rays of his light" "The Earth hath seen its gods revealed." "In the bright rays of his light" "The Earth hath seen its gods revealed." "The Earth hath seen its gods revealed." "O god of Day, our people new games present to thee," "Their songs, their lightsome dances shall trace the ardent love" "Of Boreas and Oreithyia." "Deign to fulfil our long-cherished desire" "That the voice of Pleasures should guide thee to this place." "That the voice of Pleasures should guide thee to this place." "It is liberty That we must esteem;" "The highest good of all ls surely liberty." "It is liberty That we must esteem;" "The highest good of all ls surely liberty." "Let us lament the anguish Of this heart overwrought with love," "And shun the error that deludes;" "His happiness itself is hardly worth its cost." "It is liberty That we must esteem;" "The highest good of all ls surely liberty." "It is liberty That we must esteem;" "The highest good of all ls surely liberty." "Just as the Zephyr flits and never comes to rest," "So Love, inconstant more then tender, inconstant more then tender," "Seeks only to seduce our hearts." "Seeks only to seduce our hearts." "Just as the Zephyr flits and never comes to rest," "So Love, inconstant more then tender," "Seeks only to seduce our hearts." "Seeks only to seduce our hearts." "Let us escape his cunning snares." "His sweetest sovereignty is but a bondage drear;" "Beneath the flowers lurk the thorns." "Beneath the flowers lurk the thorns." "Just as the Zephyr flits and never comes to rest," "So Love, inconstant more than tender," "Seeks only to seduce our hearts." "Seeks only to seduce our hearts." "Hark to love who lays thee siege," "Offer him thy finest days." "Hark to love who lays thee siege," "Offer him thy finest days." "Hark to love who lays thee siege," "Offer him t hy finest days." "Hark to love who lays thee siege," "Offer him thy finest days." "Behold the birds as they caress," "Their passion constantly renewed" "By diverse pleasures always new." "Hark to love who lays thee siege," "Offer him thy finest days." "Hark to love who lays thee siege," "Offer him thy finest days." "May happy fondness stir thy heart;" "See how the scantest mountain stream" "Will breach or overrun what hinders" "Their moving water's gentle flow." "Hark to love who lays thee siege," "Offer him thy finest days." "Hark to love who lays thee siege," "Offer him thy finest days." "'Tis from the gods that we must learn The art of love and happiness." "'Tis from the gods that we must learn The art of love and happiness." "'Tis from the gods that we must learn The art of love and happiness." "'Tis from the gods that we must learn The art of love and happiness." "The pressing cares, the ecstasy of love" "Force a proud heart to surrender" "And justify its ardent flame." "'Tis from the gods that we must learn The art of love and happiness." "'Tis from the gods that we must learn The art of love and happiness." "O heaven!" "Such sweet harmonies!" "This place in beauty grows, illumined by new light." "The radiant deity of light" "Appears before our eyes." "Such sweet harmonies!" "The radiant deity of light" "Appears before our eyes." "Hope for all things from this magic shaft," "For Eros giveth it to thee." "Thy love I do approve;" "it came at my command." "But the blood of Boreas will yet obtain the crown." "Reign, O Love, triumphant;" "reign, O tender Love." "Art thou in favour or art thou against us?" "O noble god, show us thy favour!" "Apollo causes day to shine upon us bright;" "O tender love, 'tis thou that mak'st the daylight sweet." "Apollo causes day to shine upon us bright;" "O tender love, 'tis thou that mak'st the daylight sweet." "Reign, O Love, triumphant;" "reign, O tender Love." "Art thou in favour or art thou against us?" "O noble god, show us thy favour!" "O noble god, show us thy favour!" "O horrid dream, O cruel vision" "Arising from my mortal fear," "Flee;" "the object of my love is all that I can see." "Submerge thyself for ever in eternal night." "Come, sweet hope, and triumph here," "Kindle with fresh fire that ardour that inspires me." "Triumph" "Kindle with fresh fire that ardour that inspires me." "Come, O come," "Come, O come" "Kindle with fresh fire that ardour that inspires me." "Kindle with fresh fire that ardour that inspires me." "Thy charms alone ensure the mighty power of love." "O come, and to my soul reveal" "The treasures promised to my flame." "The very prospect offers bliss." "O come, sweet hope, and triumph here," "Kindle with fresh fire the ardour that inspires me." "My rivals' birth gives favour to them before the law;" "And me thou shalt sacrifice to rights of rank supreme." "Thy people throng unto thy feet to beg thee for a king." "Thou art lost to me, I feel it with mortal agony;" "All my happiness doth vanish." "How dearly must I pay the hope that did allure me!" "My eyes, I saw, did shine with fairest light of dawn;" "But followed the darkest day." "But followed the darkest day." "I live for thee alone, my devotion knows no bounds." "Thy love fulfils my every wish." "Thou shalt know only days of bliss, lf thee do love me always as much as I love thee." "This sweet confession doth restore my happiness." "How enchanting is the power of the beloved!" "What charms hath each word that she speaks!" "Thy voice allays my every fear;" "And joy doth haste to fill my heart." "And joy doth haste to fill my heart." "Triumph, O Hymen, love doth call thee," "Let thy torches proudly flame." "Let thy flame be for us a sacred source eternal" "Of heroes and of kings." "Of heroes and of kings." "In this fair place all is enchantment," "To sing and celebrate thy blest felicity." "The Pleasures, in a joyous troupe," "Now offer thee a charming chain" "Sweeter still than liberty." "In this fair place all is enchantment," "To sing and celebrate thy blest felicity." "O why resist the pleasure?" "Can one too soon surrender?" "To sighs so sweet and tender?" "O why resist the pleasure?" "Can one too soon surrender?" "To sighs so sweet and tender?" "Who flees the chains of fervent love," "Must dreadful suffering endure" "And forfeit all the joys!" "Who flees the chains of fervent love," "Must dreadful suffering endure" "And forfeit all the joys!" "Let us enjoy our tender years;" "The days made for delight and love Too soon are flown on the wings of time." "Let us enjoy our tender years;" "The days made for delight and love Too soon are flown on the wings of time." "Let us enjoy our tender years;" "The days made for delight and love Too soon are flown" "Too soon are flown on the wings of time." "Too soon are flown" "Too soon are flown on the wings of time" "Too soon are flown" "Too soon are flown" "Too soon are flown on the wings of time" "Too soon are flown on the wings of time." "Zephyr makes our meadows bright" "With budding flowers that he caresses" "And 'tis love that lends the charm" "To features radiant with youth." "Yet their bloom has but one spring." "Let us enjoy our tender years" "The days made for delight and love Too soon are flown on the wings of time." "Let us enjoy our tender years" "The days made for delight and love Too soon are flown" "Too soon are flown" "Too soon are flown on the wings of time." "Let us enjoy our tender years" "The days made for delight and love Too soon are flown" "Too soon are flown on the wings of time." "Too soon are flown" "Too soon are flown on the wings of time." "Too soon are flown" "Too soon are flown on the wings of time" "Too soon are flown on the wings of time." "Love, love thou also in thy turn," "When beauty favour doth return lt fuels the flame that it inspires." "Love, love thou also in thy turn," "When beauty favour doth return lt fuels the flame that it inspires." "Everything that breathes must one day surrender," "And the most delightful power ls the sovereignty of love." "And the most delightful power ls the sovereignty of love." "Hear now the supreme will of the god whom we serve;" "Through their voices it is clear." "And the anxious people wait impatiently" "That thou proclaim thy choice of the happiest of kings." "Boreas, counter to my wish," "Will permit none but his own blood to rule this place;" "But I would reconcile the choice I wish to make" "With the wishes of the gods." "Dispose of my oppressive rank;" "O people, your good fortune no longer lies with me." "Make haste and choose yourselves a king, I cease henceforth to be your queen." "Heaven!" "O heaven!" "Abaris, how sweet my fate, lf thy heart disdain a rank that I abandon." "Take this shaft I proffer thee," "From Eros I received it, I give it to my spouse." "Without regret I sacrifice the glory of the crown" "For the bliss of ruling thee." "Ah!" "For joy and love I die here at thy knee." "What shame!" "What outrage!" "My heart is set forever free." "People, I seek from you the rank of my forefathers." "My portion is the throne, I ask it only from the gods, And I claim it for my courage." "Ye gods!" "They even dare to claim" "The rank that is still hers by birth!" "Alphisa, subject to a master To his laws would have to yield!" "No, O heed thou only glory, Let it triumph over love." "Claim thou today a glorious victory o'er thyself," "Even should my life it cost." "I rule over a heart most generous and sincere," "The choice that love did bid me make" "Assures forever that my days shall peaceful be." "My glory is in pleasing thee," "My happiness in loving thee forever." "My glory is in pleasing thee," "My happiness in loving thee in loving thee forever." "Know better now the price of true greatness supreme." "How sweet is the sacrifice," "When it's made to one we love." "O love, without thee what availeth" "Dominion of the universe!" "O love," "O love, without thee what availeth Dominion of the universe!" "Reign, O fair Alphisa, reign!" "Boreas, seeing our affront, Wilt thou suffer this alliance?" "Reign, O fair Alphisa, reign!" "Mayst thou be united with thy promised one!" "Hasten to punish this injustice," "Hasten to punish this injustice," "Hasten," "Revenge thy name and blood they have disdained." "Reign, O fair Alphisa, reign!" "Mayst thou be united with thy promised one!" "Hasten," "Wilt thou suffer this alliance?" "Raging winds, of air the tyrants, Hasten, burst open your chains!" "Burst open your chains!" "Burst open your chains!" "Let your breath of fire" "Let your breath of fire" "Ravage the universe." "Ravage" "Ravage the universe" "Ravage," "Ravage the universe" "Boreas in his fury will gather all the winds ln these parts." "What fires!" "What dreadful peals of thunder!" "The air's afire, the earth is shaking, lt breaks apart beneath our feet." "The earth is shaking," "The earth is shaking," "It breaks apart beneath our feet." "Great heavens!" "What violence!" "O cruel ones, upon me vent your raging fury." "Alphisa, sweet Alphisa." "O fatal vengeance," "O fearsome god," "O jealous god" "Alphisa, sweet Alphisa." "O fatal vengeance."