by Nicola Francesco Haym (1679 - 1730)
Vile, se mi dai vita
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Vile, se mi dai vita, vile, se mi dai morte, vedrai che l'alma forte sempre ti sprezzerà ! Empio, non hai sì ardita la destra senza gloria ? Compisci la vittoria con atto di viltà !
Text Authorship:
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), "Vile, se mi dai vita", HWV 12 (1720), from opera Radamisto [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Coward, whether you give me life", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2020-05-27
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Word count: 34