by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)
Non ti fidar
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Non ti fidar, perchè il desire lusinga è ver! Mà poi sovente Amor è falso e il tempo inganna. Chi vuol goder, ho inteso a dire, fissa il pensier nel ben presente: chè l'avvenire ha in man la sorte cieca e tiranna.
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), "Non ti fidar", from the opera Muzio Scevola, HWV 13, Act III [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Paul and Darla Mosteller) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Paul and Darla Mosteller
This text was added to the website: 2009-12-05
Line count: 5
Word count: 42