The proud face of death

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by Francesco Ricciardi

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Morte col fiero aspetto

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Morte col fiero aspetto 
orror per me non ha,
s’io posso in libertà 
morir sul trono mio, dove regnai.

L’anima uscir dal petto 
libera spera ognor,
sin dalle fasce ancor 
sì nobile desio meco portai.

Text Authorship:

by Francesco Ricciardi [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 Giovanni Adolfo Hasse (1699 - 1783), "Morte col fiero aspetto", first performed 1725 [ soprano, strings, continuo ], from opera Marc'Antonio e Cleopatra [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2023-02-03
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Word count: 35

The proud face of death

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

The proud face of death
holds no horror for me
if I may die in freedom
on my throne, where I reigned.

My soul hopes every day 
for freedom from my breast;
ever since I was in swaddling clothes
I have kept within me this noble desire.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Francesco Ricciardi
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This text was added to the website: 2023-02-03
Line count: 8
Word count: 47