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by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)

Translation © by Garrett Medlock

Alma mia, sì, sol tu sei

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Alma mia, sì, sol tu sei
la mia gloria, il mio diletto,
dal poter de’ sommi Dei
più bel dono io non aspetto.

Text Authorship:

by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765) [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), "Alma mia, sì, sol tu sei", HWV 14, from the opera Floridante [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "My soul, yes, only you are", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-01
Line count: 4
Word count: 23

My soul, yes, only you are

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

My soul, yes, only you are
My glory, my delight,
From the power of the highest Gods
A more beautiful gift I do not await.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)
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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-25
Line count: 4
Word count: 25