by Vincenzo Grimani (1655? - 1710)
Bel piacere è godere
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Bel piacere è godere, È godere fido amor! Questo fà contento il core. Di bellezza non s'apprezza lo splendor; Se non vien d'un fido core.
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), "Bel piacere è godere", HWV 6 no. 45 (1709), first performed 1709, from opera Agrippina, no. 45, Poppea's aria [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "A great pleasure it is to enjoy", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Kevin Findlan , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2004-04-28
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