by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730)
Io già t'amai, ritrosa
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Chosen for Diff
Io già t'amai, ritrosa, sdegnasti esser mia sposa sempre dicesti no. Or ch'io son Re, non voglio compagna nel mio soglio, aver chi mi sprezzò.
Text Authorship:
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), "Io già t'amai, ritrosa", HWV 19 (1725), first performed 1725, from the opera Rodelinda [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "I loved you once, demure one", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-04-23
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