I desire you alone | I desire you alone, I think not of empire

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by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Bramo te sola

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Bramo te sola,
non penso all’impero,
quel volto, quell’alma son regni per me.

Gloria più grande, diletto più vero
del tuo dolce affetto, mia bella, non v’è.

Text Authorship:

by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765) [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), "Bramo te sola", HWV 14, from opera Floridante [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "I desire you alone", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-01
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Word count: 27

I desire you alone

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

I desire you alone, I think not of empire,
this face and soul are my realm.

No glory could surpass, 
nor delight be more true than
your sweet affection, my dearest.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)
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This text was added to the website: 2019-10-07
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Word count: 31