To my sword's might | To my sword's might

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by Sebastiano Biancardi (1679 - 1741), as Domenico Lalli

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Al valor di questa spada

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Chosen for Diff

Al valor di questa spada  
fia, che cada
il superbo al regio piè.

E vedrà, nel dì fatale,
quanto vale
cor d'amante, e cor di re.

Text Authorship:

by Sebastiano Biancardi (1679 - 1741), as Domenico Lalli [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 Alessandro Scarlatti (1659 - 1725), "Al valor di questa spada", 1715, first performed 1715, from the opera Tigrane [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "To my sword's might", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-21
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Word count: 26

To my sword's might

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

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To my sword's might
let the proud man fall
at the royal feet.

And he shall see,
on that fatal day,
how much a lover's heart
is worth,
and that of a king.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Sebastiano Biancardi (1679 - 1741), as Domenico Lalli
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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 33