De' più superbi il core
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
De' più superbi il core
se Giove irato fulmina,
freddo spavento ingombra,
ma d'un alloro all'ombra
non palpita il pastor.
Paventino i tiranni
le stragi, e le ritorte,
sol rida in faccia a morte
chi ha senza colpe il cor.
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "If Jupiter wrathfully launches his lightning", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2018-05-08
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Word count: 40
If Jupiter wrathfully launches his lightning
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
If Jupiter wrathfully launches his lightning,
this will strike the heart of
even the proudest mortal with cold terror.
But the shepherd does not tremble
when confronted with the laurel's shade.
Let tyrants live in dread of
slaughter and shackles.
Those whose heart has no guilt
can be of good cheer in the face of death.
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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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This text was added to the website: 2019-11-29
Line count: 9
Word count: 56