The bright stars themselves | The bright stars themselves

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by Vincenzo Grimani (1655? - 1710)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

V'accendono le tede

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

V'accendono le tede  
i raggi delle stelle;

esse per tanta fede
risplendono più belle.

Text Authorship:

by Vincenzo Grimani (1655? - 1710) [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), "V'accendono le tede", HWV 6 no. 49, first performed 1709 [ violins, alto voice, and continuo ], from opera Agrippina, no. 49 [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "The bright stars themselves", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-13
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Word count: 14

The bright stars themselves

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

The bright stars themselves
shall ignite your bridal torches,

and to reflect your constancy,
they shall surely shine all the brighter.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Vincenzo Grimani (1655? - 1710)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-13
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Word count: 21