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Pensa che l'amor mio t'offre la vita in dono; sovvengati ch'io sono il tuo liberator. Dammi l'estremo addio, ch'io te ne priego, e parti, che tutto per salvarti far voglio a tuo favor.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1730, appears in Artaserse [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 Giovanni Adolfo Hasse (1699 - 1783), "Pensa che l'amor mio", 1730, first performed 1730 [ strings, tenor voice, and continuo ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Think that my love", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-10-16
Line count: 8
Word count: 33
Think that my love gives you back your life. Remember that I am your liberator. I beseech you to render unto me the final farewell I request. Then leave! Can't you see that I would do anything to save you?
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2019 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1730, appears in Artaserse
This text was added to the website: 2019-10-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 40