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{{lang|it|Contro l'empio s'impugni la spada}} is an aria from the oratorio ''Assalonne'' (Engl.: Absalom, Ger: Abschalom or Absalom) is an oratorio by [[Antonio Caldara]] with a libretto by [[Giacomo Antonio Bergamori]]. It premiered in 1720, at the {{lang|de|Hofkapelle}} (court chapel) in Vienna<ref name="IMSLP"/>. An alternate spelling is "Assalone", as used by Stanford University<ref name="OpeningNight"/>
{{lang|it|Contro l'empio s'impugni la spada}} is an aria from the oratorio ''Assalonne'' (Engl.: Absalom, Ger: Abschalom or Absalom) is an oratorio by [[Antonio Caldara]] with a libretto by [[Giacomo Antonio Bergamori]]. It premiered in 1720, at the {{lang|de|Hofkapelle}} (court chapel) in Vienna<ref name="IMSLP"/>.  


In the role of Joabbe (Joab), Joanni is indicated. (Whether this is the name of a castrato is unclear.)
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| english-title    = Against the wicked take up the sword!
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| country =Italy
| country =Italy
| language-note =
| language-note =Modernized Italian
| libretto-text =<poem>{{langitContro l'empio s'impugni la spada.
| libretto-text =<poem>{{lang|it|Contro l'empio s'impugni la spada!
Non è figlio chi fido non è.
 
Egli cada!
Egli si atterri!
Preda resti di ceppi, e di ferri,
Che un fellone non merta mercé.}}</poem>
}}{{Libretti
| country =Italy
| language-note =Ancient Italian
| libretto-text =<poem>{{lang|it|Contro l'empio s'impugni la spada.
Non è figlio chi fido non è.
Non è figlio chi fido non è.


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Egli si atterri :
Egli si atterri :
Preda resti di ceppi, e di ferri;
Preda resti di ceppi, e di ferri;
Che un fellone non merta mercè.}}</poem><div class="footnotes"><poem>Source: Libretto, 1920<ref name="Libretto"/></poem></div>}}<!--
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| libretto-text =<poem>Against the wicked take up the sword!
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A disloyal son is no longer a son.
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He shall fall!
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He shall be struck down!
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He shall be held captive in shackles and chains,
For who breaks allegiance does not deserve mercy.<ref name="English"/></poem><div class="footnotes"><poem></poem></div>
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==Sources==
==Sources==
[[File:Incipit of Contro l'empio.jpg|400px|thumb|alt=Incipit of "Contro l'empio s'impugni la spada"|Incipit of "Contro l'empio s'impugni la spada"]]
*Free Score at the IMSLP:
*Free Score at the IMSLP:
:Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1720).
:Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1720).
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<ref name="English">English translation by Birikein & FR, 2021</ref>
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==Further reading==
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*{{cite web
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