Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major, Bwv 1068: Ii. Air
Hallé Orchestra
4:48Demons: Dispossessed, Aside thrust, Chucked down, By the sheer might Of a despot's will, Of a tyrant's frown, Who after expelling Their hosts, gave, Triumphant still, And still unjust Each forfeit crown To psalm-droners, And canting groaners To every slave, And pious cheat And crawling knave, Who licked the dust Under his feet. Angel: It is the restless panting of their being, Like beasts of prey, who, caged within their bars, In a deep hideous purring have their life, And an incessant pacing to and fro. Demons: The mind bold And independent The purpose free, So we are told, Must not think To have the ascendant. What's a saint? One whose breath Doth the air taint Before his death A bundle of bones, Which fools adore, Ha! Ha! When life is oe'r. Virtue and vice, A knave's pretence. 'Tis all the same, Ha! ha! Dread of hell-fire, Of the venomous flame, A coward's plea. Give him his price, Saint though he be, Ha! ha! From shrewd good sense He'll slave for hire, Ha! Ha! And does but aspire To the heaven above With sordid aim, And not from love. Ha! ha!