My soul is not ungrateful | My soul is not ungrateful

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by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Non ho in petto un'alma ingrata

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Non ho in petto un'alma ingrata.  
So punir, e so premiar.
Contra il fasto armo il rigor.
Con la fede uso l'amor.
L'arte è questa del regnar:
saper farsi temer, e farsi amar.

Text Authorship:

by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750) [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 Antonio Lotti (1667 - 1740), "Non ho in petto un'alma ingrata", 1716, first performed 1716 [ soprano voice and strings ], from opera Alessandro Severo [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "My soul is not ungrateful", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-01
Line count: 6
Word count: 33

My soul is not ungrateful

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

My soul is not ungrateful.
I can punish just as easily as I can reward.
Against haughtiness, I am strict.
But love is my response to loyalty.
This is the secret of ruling:
Know how to be feared and to be loved.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)
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This text was added to the website: 2019-10-10
Line count: 6
Word count: 42