by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Digli ch'io son fedele.
Ch'è il mio tesoro,
Che m'ami, ch'io l'adoro,
Che non disperi ancor.

Digli, che la mia stella
Spero placar col pianto,
Che lo consoli intanto
L'immagine di quella
Che vive nel suo cor.

Composition:

    Set to music by Nicola Antonio Porpora (1686 - 1768), "Digli ch'io son fedele", first performed 1731 [ strings and soprano voice ], from opera Poro

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Tell him that I am faithful", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-21
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Word count: 37