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Sposa son disprezzata, fida son oltraggiata, cieli che feci mai? E pur egl'è il mio cor il mio sposo, il mio amor, la mia speranza. L'amo ma egl'è infedel spero ma egl'è crudel, morir mi lascierai? O Dio manca il valor valor e la costanza.
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- by Geminiano Giacomelli (1692 - 1740), "Sposa son disprezzata", RV 703, from Bajazet [ sung text verified 1 time]
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- ENG English (Elfrieda Langemann O'Neill) , "I am wife and I am scorned", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Eine verachtete Frau bin ich", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Elfrieda Langemann O'Neill
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:45
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I am wife and I am scorned, I am faithful and I'm outraged. Heavens, what have I done? And yet he is my heart, my husband, my love, my hope. I love him, but he is unfaithful, I hope, but he is cruel, will he let me die? O God, valor is missing - valor and constancy.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © by Elfrieda Langemann O'Neill, (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 Agostino Piovene
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2015-01-19 16:25:13
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Word count: 57