by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Rendimi il caro amico,
parte dell’alma mia,
fa’ ch’innocente sia
come l’amai finor.
 
Compagni dalla cuna
tu ci vedesti e sai
che in ogni mia fortuna
seco finor provai
ogni piacer diviso,
diviso ogni dolor.

Composition:

    Set to music by Leonardo Vinci (1690 - 1730), "Rendimi il caro amico", HelN 78 no. 12 (1730), first performed 1730 [ trumpet, 2 oboes, strings, soprano voice, and continuo ], from opera Artaserse, no. 12

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

  • ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Give me back my dear friend", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-21
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