by Vincenzo Grimani (1655? - 1710)
Pur ch'io ti stringa al sen
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Pur ch'io ti stringa al sen mio caro, e dolce ben, io son contento. Senza di te mio cor è tutto in me dolor e rio tormento.
Authorship:
- by Vincenzo Grimani (1655? - 1710) [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), "Pur ch'io ti stringa al sen", HWV 6 no. 44, first performed 1709, from opera Agrippina, no. 44 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Now that I truly hold you to my breast,", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-13
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