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

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Non piangete amati rai,
nol richiede il morir mio;
lo sapete, io sol bramai
rivedervi e poi morir.
 
E tu resta ognor dubbioso,
crudo re, senza riposo
le tue furie alimentando,
fabbricando il tuo martir.

Composition:

    Set to music by Giovanni Adolfo Hasse (1699 - 1783), "Non piangete, amati rai", 1751, first performed 1751 [ 2 flutes, 2 oboes, strings, soprano voice, and continuo ]

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

  • ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Weep not, o beloved eyes", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-09
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