by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)
Ai greci questa spada Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Ai greci questa spada sovra i nemici estinti apra d'onor la strada, e Troia perirà. Il fato di quel regno sol pende dal mio sdegno; per me «Qui fu già Troia» il pellegrin dirà.
Composition:
- Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Ai greci questa spada", HWV 42 no. 29 (1741), first performed 1741, from opera Deidamia, no. 29
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) , "Let my sword now open for the Greeks", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-10
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Word count: 34