by Giacomo Rossi (flourished 1710-1729)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Almirena:
Parolette, vezzi e sguardi,
Son di donna i forti dardi
Per combatter’ ogni cor.

Con tal armi cadde Alcide,
Così adesso Amor m’arride
Per far schiavo un vincitor.

Composition:

    Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Parolette, vezzi e sguardi", HWV 7 (1711), first performed 1711 [ soprano and orchestra ], from opera Rinaldo, no. , Werke, Breitkopf & Härtel, Lepizig, 1896

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  • ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Little words, charms, and looks", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-25
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