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The Rape Of Lucretia-16-Atto 2-Within this frail crucible of light

Benjamin Britten
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Within this frail crucible of light, like a chrysalis contained Within its silk oblivion, how lucky is this little light It knows her nakedness, and when it's extinguished it Envelopes her as darkness, and light it up as light Loveliness, like this, is never chaste If love can join, it is just waste Wake up, wake up Wake up, Lucretia Wake up, Lucretia No Wake up, wake up, Lucretia Sleep and embrace Wake up, wake up, Lucretia ... Tarquinia's caress, Wake up, wake up, Lucretia Wake up, wake up, Lucretia And be your new, hot commodity next Sleep on, Lucretia There's blood-red ruby set in ebony Sleep on, Lucretia Sleep on, Lucretia Her lips illumine the black lake of night Sleep To wake Lucretia with a kiss would put Tarquinius asleep a while Her lips receive Tarquinius She's dreaming of coquettishness, and desiring him Draws down Tarquinius, and wakes to kiss again and...