Fair Susanna

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Versions of
Fair Susanna
lyrics by unknown lyricist, possibly Newburgh Hamilton or Moses Mendes, composed by George Frideric Handel

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"Fair Susanna", also known by its first line "Ask if yon damask rose be sweet", is an air from the oratorio Susanna by George Frideric Handel. The libretto of this operetta is traditionally attributed to Newburgh Hamilton, but there is some evidence that it may have been written by Moses Mendes.

4172251Fair SusannaGeorge Frideric Handelunknown lyricist, possibly Newburgh Hamilton or Moses Mendes

Versions of Fair Susanna include:

"Fair Susanna" in Joys of the harvest (1790)
"Fair Susanna" in Tom and Polly (1813-1820)
"Fair Susannah" in Tragedy of Sir James the Rose (1815)