by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730)
Io già t'amai, ritrosa Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Io già t'amai, ritrosa, sdegnasti esser mia sposa sempre dicesti no. Or ch'io son Re, non voglio compagna nel mio soglio, aver chi mi sprezzò.
Composition:
- Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Io già t'amai, ritrosa", HWV 19 (1725), first performed 1725, from opera Rodelinda
Text Authorship:
- by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "I loved you once, demure one", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-23
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