Qual farfalletta from the opera Partenope, HWV 27
by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Apollo’s Fire
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Qual farfalletta
Giro a quel lume
E ‘l mio Cupido
Le belle piume
Ardendo va.
Quel brio m’alletta
Perché m’è fido
La mia costanza
ogn’altra avanza
cangiar non sa.
TRANSLATION (by Alexandra Amati-Camperi):
Like a little butterfly,
I turn around that lamp.
And my Cupid
burns
the beautiful feathers.
The sparkle entices me,
because he is true to me,
my loyalty
is greater than anyone else’s
and it won’t change.
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