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Purcell: Urge me no more, Z. 426

Recorded 28th February 2023 St Paul's Chiswick Iain Hall - Cello Eligio Quinteiro - Theorbo Real Music Videos / Michael Hamilton ‘Urge me no more; this airy mirth belongs To better times, these times are not for songs. The sprightly twang of the melodious lute Agrees not with my voice, and both unsuit My untun'd fortunes. Th'affected measure Of strains that are constrained afford no pleasure. Music's the child of mirth, where griefs assail The troubled soul, both voice and fingers fail; My grief's too great for smiling eyes To cure or counter charms to exorcise. The raven's dismal croaks, the midnight howls Of empty wolves mix'd with the screech of owls, The nine sad knolls of a dull passing bell, With the loud language of a nightly knell, And horrid outcries of revenged crimes, Join'd in a medley, is music for these times. These are no times to touch the merry strings Of Orpheus, no, Ah! no, these are no times to sing. How can my music relish in your ears, That cannot speak for sobs nor sing for tears?’