Ottone, re di Germania

Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759)

?. Affanni del pensier
(Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Affanni del pensier,
Un sol momento datemi pace almen,
E poi tornate.

Text Authorship:

by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730), from "Ottone".

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

ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "Pains of thought", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Falsa immagine
(Sung text for setting by G. Händel)
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Language: Italian (Italiano)

Falsa immagine, m’ingannasti,
mi mostrasti un volto amabile;
e quel volto m’allettò.

Or cessato il dolce inganno,
trovo orrore, e trovo affanno
ove gioie il cor sperò.

Text Authorship:

by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730) [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 15, first performed 1723
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

Total word count: 39