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by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Pregi son d'un alma grande

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Pregi son d'un alma grande
L'amicizia e il Valor:
Senza questi, in van si spande
ogni titolo d'Onor.

Text Authorship:

by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765) [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), "Pregi son d'un alma grande", from the opera Alessandro [ sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "A great soul values the following things", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-13
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A great soul values the following things

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

A great soul values, above all else, 
friendship and courage.

Without these, all claims to honor
are spread about in vain.

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