by Giacomo Cassetti (1682 - 1757)
Armatae face et anguibus
Language: Latin
Armatae face et anguibus A caeco regno squallido Furoris sociae barbari Furiae venite ad nos. Morte, flagello, stragibus Vindictam tanti funeris Irata nostra pectora Duces docete vos.
Text Authorship:
- by Giacomo Cassetti (1682 - 1757) [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), "Armatae face et anguibus", RV 644 (1716), first performed 1716, from oratorio Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernis barbarie [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "Armed with torches and snakes", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Armed with torches and serpents", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-05-24
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Word count: 27