Ch'io mai vi possa Lasciar d'amare, [No, nol]1 credete, Pupille care; Nè men per gioco V'ingannerò. Voi foste e siete Le mie faville, E voi sarete, Care pupille, Il mio bel foco Sin ch'io vivrò.
Siroe, re di Persia
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759)
Ch'io mai vi possa lasciar d'amare
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, appears in Cantate, in 2. Il tabacco, in 1. Cantata I [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ]View original text (without footnotes)
Confirmed with Opere dell'abate Pietro Metastasio, Volume Quinto, Parte Seconda, Napoli (Naples) : Presso Luigi Chiurazzi, 1860, page 648.
1 Weber: "Non lo" (overheard on a recording)Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor] , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
O placido il mare
O placido il mare Lusinghi la sponda, O porti con l'onda Terrore e spavento: È colpa del vento, Sua colpa non è. S'io vo' con la sorte cangiando sembianza, virtù l'incostanza diventa per me.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Mi lagnerò tacendo
Mi lagnerò tacendo [Del mio destino avaro]1 Ma ch'io non t'ami, o cara, Non lo sperar da me. [Crudele]2, [in che t'offendo]3 [Se resta a questo petto Il misero diletto Di sospirar per te?]4
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, Act II, Scene 1 (Laodice), first published 1726 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24, first performed 1728 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ]View original text (without footnotes)
1 Rossini: "della mia sorte amara, ah!"; Mozart: "Della mia sorte avara"
2 Mozart, Rossini: "Crudel"
3 Rossini: "in che t'offesi" or "perchè fin'ora"
4 Rossini: "farmi penar così? / Crudel! Non lo sperar da me."
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
Vedeste mai sul prato
Vedeste mai sul prato cader la pioggia estiva? Talor la rosa avviva a la viola appresso; figlio del prato istesso è l’uno e l’altro fiore ed è l’istesso umore che germogliar gli fa. Il cor non è cangiato se accusa o se difende. Una cagion m’accende di sdegno e di pietà.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ oboe, strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Se il mio paterno amore
Se il mio paterno amore sdegna il tuo cuore altero, più giudice severo che padre a te sarò. E l'empia fellonia che forse volgi in mente prima che adulta sia nascente opprimerò.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, bass voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
La sorte mia tiranna
La sorte mia tiranna farmi di più non può. M’accusa e mi condanna un’empia ed un germano, l’amico e il genitor. Ogni soccorso è vano, che più sperar non ho, perché fedel son io, questo è il delitto mio, questo diventa error.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Fra l'orror della tempesta
Fra l’orror de la tempesta che alle stelle il volto imbruna qualche raggio di fortuna già comincia a scintillar. Doppo sorte sì funesta sarà placida quest’alma. E godrà tornata in calma i perigli a rammentar.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ oboe, strings, alto voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Se il caro figlio
Se il caro figlio vede in periglio diventa umana la tigre ircana e lo difende dal cacciator. Più fiero core del tuo non vidi. Non senti amore, la prole uccidi, empio ti rende cieco furor.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Gelido in ogni vena
Gelido in ogni vena Scorrer mi sento il sangue. L'ombra del figlio esangue M' ingombra di terror. E per maggior mia pena [Veggio]1 che fui crudele A un'anima fedele, A un innocente cor.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ strings, bass voice, and continuo ]View original text (without footnotes)
Confirmed with Poesie del Signor Abbate Pietro Metastasio, Poeta e Bibliotecario. Cesareo, Tome II, Londra (London), 1774, pages 205-206.
1 Händel, Vinci, Vivaldi: "vedo"Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Benchè tinta del sangue fraterno
Benché tinta del sangue fraterno, la corona non perde splendor. Quella colpa che guida sul trono, sfortunata non trova perdono ma felice si chiama valor.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, alto voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Torrente cresciuto
Torrente cresciuto per torbida piena se perde il tributo del giel che si scioglie fra l’aride sponde più l’onde non ha. Ma il fiume, che nacque da limpida vena, se privo è dell’acque che il verno raccoglie, il corso non perde, più chiaro si fa.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Tu di pietà mi spogli
Tu di pietà mi spogli, tu desti il mio furor, tu solo o traditor mi fai tiranno. Non dirmi, no, spietato. È il tuo crudel desio, ingrato, e non son io che ti condanno.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, bass voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Mi credi infedele
Mi credi infedele. Sol questo m'affanna. Chi sa chi t'inganna. (Che pena è tacer!) Sei padre, son figlio, mi scaccia, mi sgrida. Ma pensa al periglio, ma poco ti fida. Ma impara a temer.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
D'ogni amator la fede
D'ogni amator la fede è sempre mal sicura. Piange, promette e giura, chiede, poi cangia amore, facile a dir che muore, facile ad ingannar. E pur non ha rossore chi un dolce affetto oblia, come il tradir non sia gran colpa nell'amar.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, first published 1727 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ 2 oboes, strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Se il labbro amor ti giura
Se il labro amor ti giura, se mostra il ciglio amor, il labro è mentitor, t'inganna il ciglio. Un altro cor procura, scordati pur di me e sia la tua mercé questo consiglio.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, first published 1727 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Sgombra da l'anima
Sgombra da l'anima tutto il timor. Più non ti palpiti dubbioso il cor. Riposa e credimi ch'io son fedel. Se al mio regnante, se al dover mio per un istante mancar poss'io, con me si vendichi sdegnato il ciel.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, first published 1727 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Se l'amor tuo mi rendi
Se l'amor tuo mi rendi, se più fedel sarai, son vendicato assai, più non desio da te. Sorte più bella attendi, spera più pace al core or che al sentier d'onore volgi di nuovo il piè.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, first published 1727 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Set by by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]