Se Florindo è fedele (Domenico Scarlatti)

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Contributor: David Newman (added 2008-07-31).   Score information: Letter, 6 pages,     Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Cross posting by Art Song Central - Lyrics in both Italian AND English - English lyrics by Dr. Theodore Baker - Edition in A Flat Major.

General Information

Title: O cessate di piagarmi
Composer: Domenico Scarlatti
Lyricist: Domenico Filippo Contini ^{create page} ((165? 171?) )

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Soprano Solo
Genre: Secular, Aria

Language: Italian
Instruments: Piano

Published: In 1904 in "Anthology of Italian song of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries".

Description: The aria "O cessate di piagarmi" is from an aria in the opera "Pompeo".

External websites:

• Entry at Wikipedia for this composer.
• Parisotti's Anthology is available here.
• Entry at "Art Song Central" for this song.
• Entry at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page".
• English translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page".
• Portuguese translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page".
• Spanish translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page".
• German lyrics for this aria are at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page".

Original text and translations

Italian text

Se Florindo è fedele io m’innamorerò,

S’è fedele Florindo m’innamorerò.

Potrà ben l’arco tendere il faretrato arcier,

Ch’io mi saprò difendere d’un guardo lusinghier.

Preghi, pianti e querele, io non ascolterò

Ma se sarà fedele io m’innamorerò,

Se Florindo è fedele io m’innamorerò.

English translation

If Florindo will behave in loyalty, I'll fall in love with him.

If he's loyal, I'll fall in love with him.

Let him tighten his bow, That quiverful archer,

That I'll be able to defend myself from such a tempting glance.

I won't listen to petitions, tears and quarrels.

But if he'll behave in loyalty, I'll fall in love with him.

If he's loyal, I'll fall in love with him.