by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)

Dell'infido a te s'aspetta  
 (Sung text for setting by A. Lotti)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Dell'infido a te s'aspetta  
la vendetta,
mia oltraggiata fedeltà.
Se tacendo or lo difendo,
è furore, e sembra amore;
è fierezza, e par pietà.

Composition:

    Set to music by Antonio Lotti (1667 - 1740), "Dell'infido a te s'aspetta ", 1716, first performed 1716 [ alto voice and strings ], from opera Alessandro Severo

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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-01
Line count: 6
Word count: 24