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Cupid and my Campaspe
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Cupid and my Campaspe by A. Percy Alderson — Lyrics
Cupid and my Campaspe play’d
At cards for kisses;
Cupid paid:
He stakes his quiver, bow, and arrows,
His mother’s doves, and team of sparrows;
Loses them too; then down he throws
The coral of his lip, the rose
Growing on’s cheek (but none knows how);
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About Cupid and my Campaspe
Perfect for a summer concert or a lighthearted chamber music programme, A. Percy Alderson’s SSATB partsong Cupid and my Campaspe sets a witty English text exploring the playful sting of love. The poem recounts a game of cards between Cupid and Campaspe, where Cupid gambles away his possessions, even his eyes, to his human paramour. The composer captures the amorous jest with an engaging melody and rich harmonies suitable for accomplished SATB choirs. The reflective final lines, pondering the poet's own vulnerability to love, provide a poignant conclusion to this charming secular work.
