Handel - Cesare "L'angue offeso mai riposa" Marianne Rorholm

George Frideric Handel

Recitative & Aria
"L'angue offeso mai riposa"
from Act II, Scene 6 of the Italian opera, Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar)
Libretto : Nicola Haym

Role : Sesto, son of Cornelia and Pompeo

Original Text

Recitative:
Figlio non è, chi vendicar non cura
del genitor lo scempio.
Su dunque alla vendetta
ti prepara, alma forte,
e prima di morir altrui dà la morte!

Aria:
L'angue offeso mai riposa,
se il veleno pria non spande
dentro il sangue all'offensor.
Così l'alma mia non osa
di mostrarsi altera e grande,
se non svelle l'empio cor.

Translation

Recitative;
There is not a son who is not concerned
With avenging his father's murder.
Up then, prepare yourself for revenge,
Brave soul, and, before dying,
Cause another's death!

Aria:
The offended serpent will not rest
Until it has spent its venom
In the blood of its offender.
Thus my soul does not dare
To lay claim to greatness and pride
Until the villain's heart has been torn from his breast.

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[elias12186]

More Giulio Cesare :) Awesome

[civileso]

Check out the Daniels' version I just uploaded. One of his finest.

[contessabrilliante]

Yepp! I was just there; Awsome too, like this one, although they're a bit different.

[lamsauping]

thx for your posting

[lamsauping]

thx for your posing!