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Benché giusto, a vendicarmi il mio sdegno invan m’alletta; troppo cara è la vendetta, quando costa una viltà. Già di te con più bell’armi il mio cor vendetta ottene nello sdegno che ritiene, nella vita che ti diè.
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- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Antigono [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 Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714 - 1787), "Benchè giusto a vendicarmi", Wq. 21 (1756), first performed 1756 [ soprano voice, strings, and continuo ] [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Giovanni Adolfo Hasse (1699 - 1783), "Benché giusto, a vendicarmi", 1743, first performed 1743 [ soprano voice, strings, and continuo ] [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "My scorn, though justified", 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: 2018-07-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 38
My scorn, though justified, beckons me in vain to pursue revenge. Resorting to cowardice to obtain it is too high a price. Already, more brilliant weapons supply revenge to my heart at your expense, with the wrath it nurtures, with the life it has given you.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Antigono
This text was added to the website: 2019-07-12
Line count: 10
Word count: 46