by
Sebastiano Biancardi (1679 - 1741), as Domenico Lalli
Al valor di questa spada
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Al valor di questa spada
fia, che cada
il superbo al regio piè.
E vedrà, nel dì fatale,
quanto vale
cor d'amante, e cor di re.
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "To my sword's might", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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To my sword's might
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
To my sword's might
let the proud man fall
at the royal feet.
And he shall see,
on that fatal day,
how much a lover's heart
is worth,
and that of a king.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-25
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