In my breast dwells a double passion | In my breast dwells a double passion

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by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Ho nel seno un doppio ardore

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Ho nel seno un doppio ardore  
di speranza e di timore,
or sì dolce, or sì crudele,
che il mio labbro dir no 'l può.

E alla voce lusinghiera
d'una speme menzognera,
crudo amor, irato cielo,
più resistere non so.

Text Authorship:

by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750) [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), "Ho nel seno un doppio ardore", RV 736 (1719), first performed 1719, from the opera Teuzzone [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "In my breast dwells a double passion", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-25
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Word count: 40

In my breast dwells a double passion

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

In my breast dwells a double passion,
alternating between hope and fear.
One is so sweet, 
the other is so cruel,
and my lips cannot possibly explain it.

And I can no longer resist
the flattering voice
of a false hope,
o cruel Love and wrathful Heaven.

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-09
Line count: 9
Word count: 47