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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

La bellissima speranza
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
La bellissima speranza 
che nutrisce i cori amanti 
fra dolor, martiri e pianti 
sempre armata [è] di costanza. 
Se per strane vicende 
un disperato mal si cangia in sorte, 
è tormento d'inferno, è cruccio, è morte. 
È rio colpo di fortuna 
lo sperar senza mercede 
e che pura, intatta fede 
priva sia di gioia alcuna. 
Ai fulgor di speme infida 
maledir fortuna o fato 
si concede a un disperato; 
ma con dolore interno, 
con divise mortali, 
stampi in cor generoso 
disperato pensier voglie inumane 
quel d'inumanità segno più espresso, 
tradir il proprio cor, tradir se stesso. 
Mai vibrò saette Amore, 
delle stelle empi ascendenti, 
che stimasse nobile core 
insoffribili i tormenti, 
se la gloria maggior d'un nobil sangue 
è sprezzar i martir quando più langue.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Alessandro Stradella (1639 - 1682), no title, GiaS 4.2 no. 7 [ vocal duet for soprano and bass with continuo ], Verified with Stradella: Duets CD Booklet, Brilliant Classics 2014. [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-07-27
Line count: 26
Word count: 125

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