Ch'io mai vi possa Lasciar d'amare, No, nol credete, Pupille care; Nè men per gioco V'ingannerò. Voi foste e siete Le mie faville, E voi sarete, Care pupille, Il mio bel foco Sin ch'io vivrò.
Siroe, re di Persia
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759)
Ch'io mai vi possa lasciar d'amare Matches base text
Composition:
- Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Ch'io mai vi possa lasciar d'amare", HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ], from opera Siroe, re di Persia
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, appears in Cantate, in 2. Il tabacco, in 1. Cantata I
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Christie Turnage Turner) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Louis-Ernest Crevel de Charlemagne) , "La promesse", from the 1st volume of Rossini's Soirées musicales, Schott, first published 1835
- GER German (Deutsch) (G. Friedrich) , "Das Versprechen", from the 1st volume of Rossini's Soirées musicales, Schott, first published 1835
O placido il mare Matches base text
O placido il mare Lusinghi la sponda, O porti con l'onda Terrore e spavento: È colpa del vento, Sua colpa non è. S'io vo' con la sorte cangiando sembianza, virtù l'incostanza diventa per me.
Composition:
- Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "O placido il mare", HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728, from opera Siroe, re di Persia
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia
See other settings of this text.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Mi lagnerò tacendo Matches original text
Mi lagnerò tacendo Del mio destino avaro Ma ch'io non t'ami, o cara, Non lo sperar da me. Crudele, in che t'offendo Se resta a questo petto Il misero diletto Di sospirar per te?
Composition:
- Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Mi lagnerò tacendo", HWV 24, first performed 1728 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ], from opera Siroe, re di Persia
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, Act II, Scene 1 (Laodice), first published 1726
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Johann Gaitzsch) , "The reproach", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Louis-Ernest Crevel de Charlemagne) , "Le reproche", from the 1st volume of Rossini's Soirées musicales, Schott, first published 1835
- GER German (Deutsch) (G. Friedrich) , "Der Vorwurf", from the 1st volume of Rossini's Soirées musicales, Schott, first published 1835
Vedeste mai sul prato Matches base text
Vedeste mai sul prato cader la pioggia estiva? Talor la rosa avviva a la viola appresso; figlio del prato istesso è l’uno e l’altro fiore ed è l’istesso umore che germogliar gli fa. Il cor non è cangiato se accusa o se difende. Una cagion m’accende di sdegno e di pietà.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ oboe, strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Se il mio paterno amore Matches base text
Se il mio paterno amore sdegna il tuo cuore altero, più giudice severo che padre a te sarò. E l'empia fellonia che forse volgi in mente prima che adulta sia nascente opprimerò.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, bass voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
La sorte mia tiranna Matches base text
La sorte mia tiranna farmi di più non può. M’accusa e mi condanna un’empia ed un germano, l’amico e il genitor. Ogni soccorso è vano, che più sperar non ho, perché fedel son io, questo è il delitto mio, questo diventa error.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Fra l'orror della tempesta Matches base text
Fra l’orror de la tempesta che alle stelle il volto imbruna qualche raggio di fortuna già comincia a scintillar. Doppo sorte sì funesta sarà placida quest’alma. E godrà tornata in calma i perigli a rammentar.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ oboe, strings, alto voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Se il caro figlio Matches base text
Se il caro figlio vede in periglio diventa umana la tigre ircana e lo difende dal cacciator. Più fiero core del tuo non vidi. Non senti amore, la prole uccidi, empio ti rende cieco furor.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Gelido in ogni vena See original
Gelido in ogni vena Scorrer mi sento il sangue. L'ombra del figlio esangue M' ingombra di terror. E per maggior mia pena vedo che fui crudele A un'anima fedele, A un innocente cor.
Composition:
- Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Gelido in ogni vena", HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ strings, bass voice, and continuo ], from opera Siroe, re di Persia
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Benchè tinta del sangue fraterno Matches base text
Benché tinta del sangue fraterno, la corona non perde splendor. Quella colpa che guida sul trono, sfortunata non trova perdono ma felice si chiama valor.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, alto voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Torrente cresciuto Matches base text
Torrente cresciuto per torbida piena se perde il tributo del giel che si scioglie fra l’aride sponde più l’onde non ha. Ma il fiume, che nacque da limpida vena, se privo è dell’acque che il verno raccoglie, il corso non perde, più chiaro si fa.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Tu di pietà mi spogli Matches base text
Tu di pietà mi spogli, tu desti il mio furor, tu solo o traditor mi fai tiranno. Non dirmi, no, spietato. È il tuo crudel desio, ingrato, e non son io che ti condanno.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, bass voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Mi credi infedele Matches base text
Mi credi infedele. Sol questo m'affanna. Chi sa chi t'inganna. (Che pena è tacer!) Sei padre, son figlio, mi scaccia, mi sgrida. Ma pensa al periglio, ma poco ti fida. Ma impara a temer.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
D'ogni amator la fede Matches base text
D'ogni amator la fede è sempre mal sicura. Piange, promette e giura, chiede, poi cangia amore, facile a dir che muore, facile ad ingannar. E pur non ha rossore chi un dolce affetto oblia, come il tradir non sia gran colpa nell'amar.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, first published 1727 [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ 2 oboes, strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Se il labbro amor ti giura Matches base text
Se il labro amor ti giura, se mostra il ciglio amor, il labro è mentitor, t'inganna il ciglio. Un altro cor procura, scordati pur di me e sia la tua mercé questo consiglio.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, first published 1727 [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Sgombra da l'anima Matches base text
Sgombra da l'anima tutto il timor. Più non ti palpiti dubbioso il cor. Riposa e credimi ch'io son fedel. Se al mio regnante, se al dover mio per un istante mancar poss'io, con me si vendichi sdegnato il ciel.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, first published 1727 [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
Se l'amor tuo mi rendi Matches base text
Se l'amor tuo mi rendi, se più fedel sarai, son vendicato assai, più non desio da te. Sorte più bella attendi, spera più pace al core or che al sentier d'onore volgi di nuovo il piè.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, first published 1727 [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):
Set by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ]Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]