May he who was born only to obey | May he who was born only to obey

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by Andrea Leone Tottola (d. 1831)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

A rispettarmi apprenda

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

A rispettarmi apprenda  
chi ad obbedir sol nacque,
né seco più discenda
a patti vili un re.
Io deggio al ben del regno
ogni mi cura, o sposa:
è quell'affanno indegno
del tuo bel cor, di te.
Oh quanto grato
al tuo consiglio,
saggio mio figlio,
è il genitor!
Se ognora a lato,
caro, mi sei,
nemico agguato
non temo allor.

(ad Amaltea)

Ti calma, e taci.

(ad Osiride)

Miei cenni adempi
e se quegli empi
resisteranno,
destar sapranno
più il mio furor.

(parte)

Text Authorship:

by Andrea Leone Tottola (d. 1831) [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), "A rispettarmi apprenda", 1818, first performed 1818, from the opera Mosé in Egitto, no. 4. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "May he who was born only to obey", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-05-16
Line count: 25
Word count: 84

May he who was born only to obey

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

May he who was born only to obey
learn once again to respect me.
May a king never deign to
heed such a wretch's base agreements.

For the good of the realm,
I devote all my energy;
my dear wife, your worry
is unworthy of your noble heart.

A father is always grateful 
for his son's wise counsel.
With you at my side,
I shall never fear any enemy ambush.

(to Amaltea)
Calm yourself, be silent.

(to Osiride)
Carry out my commands;
those wretches shall merely
succeed in awakening my ire
should they dare to resist.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Andrea Leone Tottola (d. 1831)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-16
Line count: 19
Word count: 96