by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Mio bel tesoro
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Mio bel tesoro, fedel son io, (ma non a te) al ben, che adoro, all'idol mio prometto fé. Il caro amante non segue il piede e fido resta, (ma non con te) con chi li chiede, costante e mesta pace e mercé.
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 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Mio bel tesoro", HWV 34 no. 21 (1735), first performed 1735, from opera Alcina, no. 21 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2019-11-17
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