Then, let all faith be broken | Then, let all faith be broken

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by Luigi Prividali (1771 - 1844)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

D'ogni più sacro impegno

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

D'ogni più sacro impegno  
sciolta pur sia la fede,
amor da voi non chiede
chi amor per voi non ha.
Pèra, chi vuol costringere
d'un cor la libertà.

Ma se un sospetto indegno
di soverchiarmi intende,
quel generoso sdegno,
che il mio decoro accende,
dalla ragione armato,
un vano ardir confondere,
e impallidir farà.

Text Authorship:

by Luigi Prividali (1771 - 1844) [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 Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (1792 - 1868), "D'ogni più sacro impegno", 1812, first performed 1812, from the opera L'occasione fa il ladro, no. 5. [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Then, let all faith be broken", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 54

Then, let all faith be broken

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Then, let all faith be broken
of the most sacred of pledges;
he who has no love for you
asks for none.
May he perish who would ever seek
to constrict any heart's liberty.

But if base suspicion
threatens to overpower me,
may the righteous indignation 
which ignites my dignity,
armed with the truth,
confound such vain plots
and cause rumor to grow pale.

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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-13
Line count: 13
Word count: 64