If you are anxious to reign | If you are anxious to reign

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by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi (c1730 - 1795)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Se di regnar sei vago

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Se di regnar sei vago,  
già pago è il tuo desio,
e se vendetta vuoi
di tutti i torti tuoi,
da te dipenderà.

Da chi ti volle oppresso
già la superbia è doma,
mercé il valor di Roma,
mercé quel fato istesso,
che ognor ti seguirà.

Text Authorship:

by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi (c1730 - 1795) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Se di regnar sei vago", K 87 no. 23 [ strings and tenor voice ], from opera Mitridate, re di Ponto, no. 23 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "If you are anxious to reign", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-07
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Word count: 46

If you are anxious to reign

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

If you are anxious to reign,
behold your wish granted before you.
If you seek vengeance for all 
the insults you have borne,
it all depends on you.

The pride of him who sought to oppress you
has now once and for all been tamed,
thanks to the power of Rome
and to Fate herself, 
who will always follow in your footsteps.

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi (c1730 - 1795)
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This text was added to the website: 2019-10-29
Line count: 10
Word count: 62