Sposa son disprezzata from the pasticcio Bajazet (1735)
by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
The aria, originally called Sposa, non mi conosci, was written by Geminiano Giacomelli (1692-1740) for his opera La Merope (1734).
Kristina Hammarström, mezzo-soprano
Concerto de' Cavalieri
Marcello Di Lisa, conductor
Sposa son disprezzata,
fida son oltraggiata,
cieli che feci mai?
E pur egl'è il mio cor
il mio sposo, il mio amor,
la mia speranza.
L'amo ma egl'è infedel
spero ma egl'è crudel,
morir mi lascierai?
O Dio manca il valor
valor e la costanza.
I am a scorned wife,
faithful, yet insulted.
Heavens, what did I do?
And yet he is my heart,
my husband, my love,
my hope.
I love him, but he is unfaithful,
I hope, but he is cruel,
will he let me die?
O God, value is missing -
usefulness and constancy.
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Art in the video by John William Godward (1861-1922)