Act 5 - 42.Fairest Isle - Andreas Scholl/Accademia Bizantina/Stefano Montanari

Written by：Henry Purcell/John Dryden

Fairest Isle

All isles excelling

Seat of pleasure and of love

Venus here will choose her dwelling

And forsake her Cyprian grove

Cupid from his fav'rite nation

Care and energy will remove

Jealousy that poisnous passion

And despair that dies for love

Gentle murmers sweet complaining

Sighs that blow the fire of love

Soft repulses kind disdaining

Shall be all the pains you prove

Ev'ry swain shall pay his duty

Grateful ev'ry nymph shall prove

And as these excel in beauty

Those shall be renowned for love