by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Or pensate, amanti cori,  
che le gioie più soavi
quelle son de' primi amori
sul bel fiore dell'età.

Ai momenti dilettosi
sieguon poi le cure gravi,
e i contenti de' riposi
sono gioie d'amistà.

Composition:

    Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Or pensate, amanti cori", HWV 42 no. 32 (1741), first performed 1741 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ], from opera Deidamia, no. 32

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

  • ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Now consider, loving hearts", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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