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Ricordati che sei regina madre, e sposa, che dell'onor gelosa ti vuol la maestà. Pria che soffrir la pena d'una servil catena, sì, sì questa tu déi pietosa crudeltà.
Authorship
- by Antonio Maria Luchini (c1690 - 1730?) [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), "Ricordati che sei", RV 711, from the opera Farnace [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Remember that you are", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-05-21
Line count: 8
Word count: 29
Remember that you are queen, mother, and wife, that majesty wants you to jealously guard your honor. Before you suffer the pain of servile chains, yes, you must perform this cruel act of mercy.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2018 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Antonio Maria Luchini (c1690 - 1730?)
This text was added to the website: 2018-06-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 34