Composer	George Frideric Handel
Type	Aria
From	Atto II, Scena I
Key	a minor
Meter	4/4
Tempo	Allegro

Italian text
Goffredo
mio cor, che mi sai dir?
O vincer, o morir,
Sì, sì, t’intendo!
Se la mia gloria freme,
Sol da una bella speme
Io pace attendo.

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About the text

• Author: Aaron Hill & Giacomo Rossi
• After La Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso (1544-1595)

Instrumentation

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Categories

• Handel tenor arias ›
• Handel opera arias ›
• Arias in a minor ›
• Arias in 4/4 meter ›
• Tempo Allegro ›

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe II/4.2, p. 93
• Scores at IMSLP ›

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