by Vincenzo Grimani (1655? - 1710)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
V'accendono le tede  
i raggi delle stelle;

esse per tanta fede
risplendono più belle.

Composition:

    Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "V'accendono le tede", HWV 6 no. 49, first performed 1709 [ violins, alto voice, and continuo ], from opera Agrippina, no. 49

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

  • ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "The bright stars themselves", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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