Do whatever you will (Grimani, set by (Georg Friedrich Händel)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Vincenzo Grimani (1655? - 1710)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Fa' quanto vuoi

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Available translation(s): ENG

Fa' quanto vuoi  
gli scherni tuoi non soffrirò.

Dentro al mio petto
sdegno e vendetta risveglierò.

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by Vincenzo Grimani (1655? - 1710) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Fa' quanto vuoi", HWV 6 (1709), first performed 1709, from the opera Agrippina, no. 13. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Do whatever you will", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-05
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Word count: 16

Do whatever you will

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Do whatever you will,
I will not abide your scorn.

Deep within my breast, I shall arouse
the dormant spirits of Spite and Vengeance.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Vincenzo Grimani (1655? - 1710)

This text was added to the website: 2018-05-10
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Word count: 24