Se all'impero, amici Dei
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Se all’impero, amici dei,
necessario è un cor severo,
o togliete a me l’impero
o a me date un altro cor.
Se la fé de’ regni miei
con l’amor non assicuro,
d’una fede io non mi curo
che sia frutto del timor.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Pasquale Anfossi (1727 - 1797), "Se all'impero, amici Dei", 1769, first performed 1769 [ 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings, and tenor voice ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Niccolò Jommelli (1714 - 1774), "Se all'impero, amici Dei", 1753, first performed 1753 [ strings and tenor voice ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Se all'impero, amici Dei", K 621 no. 20 (1791), first performed 1791 [ 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, strings, tenor voice ], from opera La clemenza di Tito, no. 20 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "If a strict, unfeeling heart", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 42
If a strict, unfeeling heart
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
If a strict, unfeeling heart
is needed in order to rule,
either take from me the empire
or else give me another heart.
If the faith of my realm
I cannot secure with my love,
I care nothing for their loyalty
if it is merely the product of fear.
Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-16
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