G.F. Handel - Mi palpita il cor - Andreas Scholl (1 of 2)

George Frederic Handel - "Mi palpita il cor" HWV 132c

Video part I:
I. Mi palpita il cor
II. Agitata è l'alma mia
III. Tormento e gelosia
IV. Ho tanti affanni in petto

Video part II:
V. Clori, di te mi lagno
VI. Se un dì m'adora


In this recording:
Andreas Scholl
Il Duello Amoroso
Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone
Label: Harmonia Mundi

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Original Text:

Mi palpita il cor,
né intendo perché.

Agitata è l'alma mia,
né so cos'è.

Tormento e gelosia,
sdegno, affanno e dolore,
da me che pretendete?
Se mi volete amante, amante son;
ma, oh Dio! non m'uccidete,
ch'il cor, fra tante pene,
più soffrire non può le sue catene.

Ho tanti affanni in petto,
che, qual sia il più tiranno,
io dir nol so.
So ben che do ricetto
a un aspro e crudo affanno,
e che morendo vo.

Translation (by Anthony Hicks):

My heart throbs,
and I do not understand why.

My soul is troubled,
and I do not know the reason.

Torment and jealousy,
rage, grief and sorrow,
what do you want from me?
If you want me to be a lover, a lover am I,
but, ah! do not kill me,
for my heart, amid such anguish,
can no longer endure its chains.

I have so many troubles in my breast
that I cannot say
which is the most oppressive.
I am sure that I give refuge
to a cruel and bitter grief,
and that I am dying.

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[gustavojoris]

Civileso, I'm so grateful for your videos with Handel music plus scores! God bless you a thousand times in your life!

[Schollistico]

This is like the heaven sounds...Scholl and Händel, Händel and Scholl...

[delauge]

not good but excellent! >:-[

[codonauta]

Scholl's colloratura is very good.

[arhatsage]

Scholl at his best in a way: This is beautiful