by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
Benchè tinta del sangue fraterno
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
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Benché tinta del sangue fraterno, la corona non perde splendor. Quella colpa che guida sul trono, sfortunata non trova perdono ma felice si chiama valor.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia [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), "Benchè tinta del sangue fraterno", HWV 24 (1728), first performed 1728 [ violins, alto voice, and continuo ], from opera Siroe, re di Persia [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "The crown loses none of its brilliance", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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