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Chiara al pari di lucida stella scintillando tua candida fede prometteva mercede al mio amor. Ma il pensier di lasciarmi crudele fa temer, che non sia sempre bella la facella, onde avvampa il mio cor.
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- by Grazio Braccioli (1682 - 1752) [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 Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), "Chiara al pari di lucida stella", RV 728 (1727), first performed 1727 [ soprano voice, strings, and continuo ], from opera Orlando furioso [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Shining like a star, matchlessly bright,", 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: 2018-06-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 35
Shining like a star, matchlessly bright, your immaculate faith has promised mercy unto my love. But the thought of you cruelly leaving me causes me to fear that my heart has burned for a flame that is not always worthy.
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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 Grazio Braccioli (1682 - 1752)
This text was added to the website: 2019-10-29
Line count: 6
Word count: 40