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In te spero, o sposo amato, Fido a te la sorte mia. E per te, qualunque sia, Sempre cara a me sarà. Pur che a me nel morir mio Il piacer non sia negato Di vantar che tua son io, Il morir mi piacerà.
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Authorship
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Demofoonte [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 Caldara (1670 - 1736), "In te spero, o sposo amato", 1733, first performed 1733 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Baldassare Galuppi (1706 - 1785), "In te spero, o sposo amato", 1749, first performed 1749 [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Giovanni Adolfo Hasse (1699 - 1783), "In te spero, o sposo amato", 1748, first performed 1748 [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "In te spero, o sposo", K. 440 (1782) [ soprano, bass, and orchestra ], incomplete [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Christian Anderson) , "Beloved husband, my hopes are in you", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "En toi j'espère, ô époux", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: Christian Anderson , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2013-03-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 44
Beloved husband, my hopes are in you I entrust my fate within you And for you, whatever may be, Always you will treasure me. If my death should come to me And I am not denied the pleasure of boasting that I am your treasure Even death will pleasant be.
Authorship
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2013 by Christian Anderson.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Demofoonte
This text was added to the website: 2013-03-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 50