by Giacomo Rossi (flourished 1710-1729)
Translation Singable translation by Nathan Haskell Dole (1852 - 1935)
Cara sposa
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): FRE
Cara sposa, amante cara, Dove sei? Deh! Ritorna a' pianti miei! Del vostro Erebo sull'ara, Colla face dello sdegno Io vi sfido, o spirti rei!
Authorship:
- by Giacomo Rossi (flourished 1710-1729) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Cara sposa", from opera Rinaldo [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Nathan Haskell Dole)
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2017-12-03
Line count: 6
Word count: 25
Dear companion
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
Dear companion, wife of my heart, thou! Where now art thou? Thou hast left me! Of joy bereft me! Returning, returning, fulfill my yearning! Come, returning, beloved one! Heed my calling! From your realms of darkness flocking, I defy you with the fuel of my anger fiercely burning, O spirits cruel!
About the headline (FAQ)
Authorship:
- Singable translation by Nathan Haskell Dole (1852 - 1935) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giacomo Rossi (flourished 1710-1729)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-11-19
Line count: 13
Word count: 51