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Messiah: Why Do the Nations So Furiously Rage? (Handel v1)
Original Key: C Major MP3
An exciting aria for bass soloist, movement 40 of the Messiah. Furiously bowing strings mirror the nations and kings in the lyrics, which "furiously rage together".
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Handel published two versions of this aria, and this is the shorter, less involved version. The longer version is Track 1007.
Why do the nations so furiously rage together?
Why do the people imagine a vain thing?
The kings of the earth rise up,
and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord and his anointed.
This recording copyright 2009 One Light Music Productions
