by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730)
Io già t'amai, ritrosa
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Io già t'amai, ritrosa, sdegnasti esser mia sposa sempre dicesti no. Or ch'io son Re, non voglio compagna nel mio soglio, aver chi mi sprezzò.
Authorship:
- by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730) [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):
- by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Io già t'amai, ritrosa", HWV 19 (1725), first performed 1725, from the opera Rodelinda [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "I loved you once, demure one", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-23
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