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

In te spero, o sposo amato
 (Sung text for setting by A. Caldara)
 Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
In te spero, o sposo amato,
Fido a te la sorte mia.
E per te, qualunque sia,
Sempre cara a me sarà.

Pur che a me nel morir mio
Il piacer non sia negato
Di vantar che tua son io,
Il morir mi piacerà.

Composition:

    Set to music by Antonio Caldara (1670 - 1736), "In te spero, o sposo amato", 1733, first performed 1733

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (Christian Anderson) , "Beloved husband, my hopes are in you", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "En toi j'espère, ô époux", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Christian Anderson , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2013-03-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 44