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by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Che sento? Oh dio! Morrà Cleopatra ancora

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Che sento? Oh dio! Morrà Cleopatra ancora.
Anima vil che parli mai? Deh taci,
avrò, per vendicarmi
in bellicosa parte
di Bellona in sembianza un cor di Marte.
Intanto oh numi, voi che il ciel reggete,
difendete il mio bene,
ch'egli è del seno mio conforto e speme

Text Authorship:

by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 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 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Che sento? Oh dio! Morrà Cleopatra ancora", HWV 17 (1724), first performed 1724, from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, no. 28. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "What do I hear! God! Cleopatra shall likewise die!", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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What do I hear! God! Cleopatra shall likewise die!

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

What do I hear! God! Cleopatra shall likewise die!
Base soul, what are you saying?
Be silent. I will arouse to achieve my vengeance,
my warlike part like unto Bellona,
in appearance having the heart of Mars!
Meanwhile, gods who reign over the heavens,
defend my beloved, for he is my
heart's comfort and hope.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-03
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Word count: 55