by Carlo Sigismondo Capece (1652 - 1728)
Translation by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730)
Non lo diro col Labbro Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Non lo dirò col labbro Che tanto ardir non ha; Forse con le faville Dell'avide pupille, Per dir come tutt'ardo, Lo sguardo parlerà.
Composition:
- Set to music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Non lo diro col Labbro", HWV 25, from opera Tolomeo (Ptolemy), Alessandro's cavatina, from Act I, note: melody also used by Somervell in Silent Worship
Text Authorship:
- by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730) [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Carlo Sigismondo Capece (1652 - 1728) [text unavailable]
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Rowcliffe Browne) , "I will not say it with my lips", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-06
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