Dear spirit (Haym, set by (Georg Friedrich Händel)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Ombra cara

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Available translation(s): ENG

Ombra cara di mia sposa, 
Deh! riposa, 
E lieta aspetta 
La vendetta che farò! 

E poi tosto ove tu stai 
Mi vedrai 
Venire a volo, 
E fedel t’abbraccerò.

Authorship

by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Ombra cara", HWV 12 (1720) [ soprano or contralto and orchestra ], from opera Radamisto [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English [singable] (Nathan Haskell Dole)
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Dear spirit", copyright © 2019

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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-25
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Word count: 28

Dear spirit

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Dear spirit of my wife,
Ah! rest [in peace], 
And wait happily
For the vengeance I will take!

And promptly afterward,
You will see me come flying
To where you are now,
And faithfully I will embrace you.

Authorship

Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2019 by Emily Ezust
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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730)

This text was added to the website: 2019-02-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 38