If you, by this strong right hand | If you,/ by this strong right hand

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by Silvio Stampiglia (1664 - 1725)

Translation © by Paul Hindemith

Se tu della mia morte

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Se tu della mia morte
A questa destra forte
La gloria non vuoi dar,
Dalla a'tuoi lumi.

E il dardo
Del tuo sguardo
Sia quello che m'uccida
E mi consumi.

Text Authorship:

by Silvio Stampiglia (1664 - 1725) [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 Alessandro Scarlatti (1659 - 1725), "Se tu della mia morte" [soprano voice and continuo], from the opera La caduta de' Decemviri [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "If you, by this strong right hand", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 8
Word count: 30

If you, by this strong right hand

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

If you,
by this strong right hand
do not want to give the glory of my death,
you give it with your own eyes

for the dart
of your gaze
is that which kills me
and consumes me.

Text Authorship:

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Silvio Stampiglia (1664 - 1725)
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This text was added to the website: 2009-03-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 38