by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)
Se dolce m’era già viver Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Se dolce m’era già viver, cor mio, con te, dolce per te sarà morire ancora. E questo si dirà: quando il suo ben perse, volle per fedeltà morire allora.
Composition:
- Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Se dolce m’era già viver", HWV 14 (1721), first performed 1721, from opera Floridante
Text Authorship:
- by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "If I once found life with you to be sweet", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-24
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