My heart almost dies
from the fear that she can no --
longer choose my love.
Mijn hart sterft bijna	Mein Herz stirbt fast vor
van de angst dat zij niet meer --	Angst, dass sie sich nicht mehr für --
voor mij kiezen kan.	mich entscheiden kann.

Poem H5991
Amsterdam, 2024-10-28
Tell me, oh, tell me at last (Scipione Maffei / Antonio Vivaldi) - 1732
Air "Dite, ohimè, ditelo al fine" ("Tell me, oh, tell me at last" - Did Licori really drown?), from the opera "La fida ninfa" ("The faithful nymph", 1732, Scipione Maffei, music Antonio Vivaldi, RV 714), 3rd act, 10th scene - Morasto
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: In love: uncertainty 
Tribute to: Maffei, Scipione 
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio 

Is this my fate, to
keep crying since I lost her --
and found her again?
Is dit mijn lot, dat	Ich weine, weil ich
ik huil sinds ik haar verloor --	sie verloren und wieder-
en weer terugvond?	gefunden habe.

Poem H4931
De Koog, 2024-09-23
Miserly fate (Scipione Maffei / Antonio Vivaldi) - 1732
Air "Destin avaro" from the opera "La fida ninfa" ("The faithful nymph", RV 714), 2nd act, 10th scene - Morasto
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keywords: Feelings (emotion), Reunion 
Tribute to: Maffei, Scipione 
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio 

Madness, vanity,
or genuine love: I will --
be yours forever!
Waanzin, ijdelheid,	Wahnsinn, Eitelkeit,
of ware liefde: ik blijf --	oder wahre Liebe: Dein --
altijd de jouwe!	werde ich bleiben!

Poem H4930
De Koog, 2024-09-23
My heart to the one to whom it has given itself (Scipione Maffei / Antonio Vivaldi) - 1732
Air "Il mio core a chi la diede" from the opera "La fida ninfa" ("The faithful nymph", RV 714), 2nd act, 1st scene – Licori (nymph)
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: surrender 
Tribute to: Maffei, Scipione 
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio 

Can it comfort me,
that I am in love with him --
who holds me captive?
Kan het mij troosten,	Tröstet es mich, dass
mijn verliefdheid op hem die --	ich in den verliebt bin, der --
mij gevangen houdt?	mich gefangen hält?

Poem H4929
De Koog, 2024-09-23
Soul oppressed [by cruel fate] (Scipione Maffei / Antonio Vivaldi) - 1732
Air "Alma oppressa [dà sorte crudele]" from the opera "La fida ninfa" ("The faithful nymph", RV 714), 1st act, 9th scene - Licori
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: In love: uncertainty 
Tribute to: Maffei, Scipione 
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio