Bacio l'ombre e le catene

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La decollazione di San Giovanni Battista
Oratorio a 5 con Instrumenti
by Antonio Maria Bononcini
First page of La decollazione di San Giovanni Battista
First page of La decollazione di San Giovanni Battista, ca. 1709[1]
EnglishThe Decapitation of Saint John the Baptist
GenreOratorio
OccasionLent
LibrettoGiovanni Domenico Filippeschi
Premiere
Date1709
LocationVienna[1]

"Bacio l'ombre e le catene" is an aria from the oratorio La decollazione di San Giovanni Battista (Engl.: The decapitation of St. John the Baptist) by Antonio Maria Bononcini. The author of the libretto is Giovanni Domenico Filippeschi.

The manuscript indicates Gaetano (Orsini) as the singer.

It appears on the following album:

Year Album Ensemble
2020 La Vanità del Mondo (Album) Ensemble Artaserse

Libretto

Bacio l'ombre e le catene
(I kiss the shadows and the chains)



Italy
Modernized Italian

Bacio l'ombre e le catene
Che m'affliggon sol per tè.

E il mio cor che te sospira
Piange e delira
Et adora le sue pene
Che dan lustro a la sua fé.

Italy
Ancient Italian

Bacio l'ombre e le catene
che m'affliggon sol per tè.

e' il mio cor che te sospira
Piange e delira
et adora le sue pene
che dan lustro a la sua fè.

Source: Manuscript, 1709[1]

United Kingdom

I kiss the shadows and the chains
That distress me only for your sake.

My heart that sighs for you
It weeps and raves
And loves its pains
That give lustre to its faith.

[2]

Germany
Ancient German poetic translation

Ich kuß jene schwere Ketten
Die vor dich nur quälen mich.

Mein nach dir seufzendes Hertze
Auch seinen Schmertze
Pflegt mit Thränen anzubetten
Wardurch meine Treu zeigt sich.

Source: Libretto, Vienna, 1709[3]

Germany
Modernized German

Ich küß' jene schweren Ketten
Die für dich nur quälen mich.

Mein nach dir seufzendes Herze
Auch seinen Schmerze
Pflegt mit Tränen anzubeten
Wodurch meine Treu zeigt sich.

Sources

Beginning of "Bacio l'ombre," manuscript, ca. 1709
Beginning of "Bacio l'ombre," manuscript, ca. 1709[1]
  • Free Score at the IMSLP:
Copyist of Vienna
Manuscript, n.d. (ca.1709).
Public Domain
Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna (A-Wn): Mus.Hs.17066
"La decollazione di S. Giovanni Batista (Bononcini, Antonio Maria)". IMSLP. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  • Libretto in German
Die Enthaubtung Deß H. Johannes Deß Tauffers: Oratorio In der Röm. Kayserl. Majest. Josebh Deß Ersten Hof-Capellen
Wälsch gesungen / Im Jahr 1709 *
Componirt / Von dem Herrn Abbate Gioan Domenico Filippeschi,
der Röm. Kays. Majest. geistlichen Compositoren,
Mit der Music / Deß Herrn Antonio Bononcini
Gedruckt zu Wienn / Bey den Cosmerovischen Erben / der Röm. Kayserl. Majest. Hof-Buchdruckeey.
Autor/in Giovanni Domenico Filippeschi
Verlag Bey den Cosmerovischen Erben, 1709
Original: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

*)"wälsch" (referring to the language) = dated for "German";
"Wälsch gesungen" = "Sung in Italian"

Die Enthaubtung Deß H. Johannes Deß Tauffers. Bey den Cosmerovischen Erben. 1709. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "La decollazione di S. Giovanni Batista (Bononcini, Antonio Maria)". IMSLP. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. English translation: Birikein & FR, 2021
  3. 3.0 3.1 Die Enthaubtung Deß H. Johannes Deß Tauffers. Bey den Cosmerovischen Erben. 1709. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.

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