George Frideric Handel (1685-1759):
Armida dispietata!?Lascia ch?io pianga (with da capo ornamentation)
(from Rinaldo) (1711, rev. 1731)
Text: Giacomo Rossi, from a scenario by Aaron Hill,
after Torquato Tasso?s La Gerusalemme liberata
Original Key/Recorded Key (aria): F Major
Teach-Track begins: m. 1 of recitative
Accompaniment Track begins: m. 1 of recitative
Pianist: Daniel Michalak
Lascia ch'io pianga
Let me weep
Mia cruda sorte,
My cruel fate,
E che sospiri
And that I should have
La libertà .
The freedom.
Il duolo infranga
The duel infringes
Queste ritorte,
Within these twisted places,
De' miei martiri
In my sufferings
Sol per pietà .
I pray for mercy.