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"Is she not passing fair?" is a song written by the English composer Edward Elgar.

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It was completed on 28 October 1886, but not published until 1908, by Boosey & Co.

It is described as a "Lay, written by Charles, Duke of Orléans (1391-1466), translated [from the French] by Louisa Stuart Costello".

Lyrics

IS SHE NOT PASSING FAIR?

Is she not passing fair, On earth, in sea, or air, Oh! tell me, ye who dare Is she not passing fair, Whether she speak or sing, Alike in ev'rything, Then let the world declare, That she is passing fair,

Recordings

  • Songs and Piano Music by Edward Elgar has "Is she not passing fair?" performed by Mark Wilde (tenor), with David Owen Norris (piano).
  • The Songs of Edward Elgar SOMM CD 220 Neil Mackie (tenor) with Malcolm Martineau (piano), at Southlands College, London, April 1999

    • References

    Is she not passing fair? Wikipedia
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