Heroes are rendered immortal (Rolli, set by (Georg Friedrich Händel)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Fra le stragi e fra le morti

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Available translation(s): ENG

Fra le stragi e fra le morti
s'immortalano gli eroi.
La Fortuna aiuta i forti
Giove assiste i figli suoi.

Authorship

by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Fra le stragi e fra le morti", HWV 21 (1726), first performed 1726 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ], from opera Alessandro [sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Heroes are rendered immortal", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2019-11-11
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Heroes are rendered immortal

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Heroes are rendered immortal
in the midst of strife and carnage.
Fortune favors the brave,
and Jove aids his sons.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)

This text was added to the website: 2019-11-12
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Word count: 20