Serse (Xerxes)

Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759)

?. Và godendo
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Romilda:
 Và godendo vezzoso e bello
 Quel ruscello la libertà,
 Lieto al mare correndo và.

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  • ENG English (Thomas A. Gregg) , "Joyous, graceful and lovely goes", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Thomas A. Gregg

?. Ombra mai fu
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Ombra mai fu
di vegetabile,
cara ed amabile,
soave più.

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  • ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "Never was shade", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Nathan Haskell Dole)
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) [singable] (Shula Keller) , "אין בעולם", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

?. Anima infida
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Anima infida,
tradita io sono
Vien, tu m'uccida,
io ti perdono.

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  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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  • ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Faithless soul", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Lyle Neff

Sì, la voglio e l'otterrò
 (Sung text for setting by G. Händel)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Sì, la voglio, e l'otterrò !
E se il Ciel per me non splende,
gli empi mostri e l’ombre orrende
di Cocito invocherò.

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Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 40 (1738)
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 57