My husband scorns me,
though I love him very much --
Oh, what can I do?
Mijn man versmaad mij,	Mein Mann verschmäht mich,
terwijl ik veel van hem houd --	obwohl ich ihn sehr liebe --
O, wat kan ik doen?	Oh, was kann ich tun?

Poem S2548
Amsterdam, 2025-02-05
I am a scorned wife (Apostolo Zeno / Geminiano Giacomelli) - 1734
Air "Sposa son disprezzata" (lyrics Apostolo Zeno), from the opera "La Merope" ("Queen Merope") - Irene
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: Love: infidelity 
Tribute to: Zeno, Apostolo 
Composer: Giacomelli, Geminiano 

Do you care more
about him, do I still have --
a chance at your love?
Geef jij meer om hem	Kehrst du dich mehr an
dan om mij, maak ik nog kans --	ihn, habe ich noch Aussicht --
op jou, jouw liefde?	auf deine Liebe?

Poem H5603
Amsterdam, 2025-06-13
(Apostolo Zeno / Antonio Vivaldi) - 1728
Air "Cor mio che prigion sei in sen della beltà" (1709, revised version in 1728, Apostolo Zeno, RV 702), from the opera "L'Atenaide" ("The Athenian", Aelia Eudocia), 3rd act, scene 8 - General Marziano
Collection: Love Mind and Death
Keyword: In love: uncertainty 
Tribute to: Zeno, Apostolo 
Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio