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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.
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- 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]
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "The crown loses none of its brilliance", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-04-07
Line count: 5
Word count: 25
The crown loses none of its brilliance, though it be stained with my brother's blood. If the blow which guides me to the throne is a failure, there is no hope of pardon. If it succeeds, then it will be called courageous.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2019 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1726, appears in Siroe, re di Persia
This text was added to the website: 2019-11-12
Line count: 5
Word count: 42