for Carlo Broschi, my inspirationChi d'Amor tra le cateneDuetto da camera a due cantiGiovanni Bononcini(1670-1747)Abbate Resta(? - ?)No. 1: Chi d'Amor tra le cateneWho one day rashlysets foot in the snares of lovethis wretched one fallsinto a pit of sufferings.Chi d'Amor tra le catenepose un giorno incauto il pinell'abisso delle penesventurato allor cad .le,,,ca

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,,,,,_,,,5No. 2: Bella s, ma crudelShe may be beautiful but cruel,he may be handsome but faithlessIf you complain of loveyou have understood nothingI, who am faithfulam consumed by sorrowbecause of a faithless heartBella s, ma crudelvago s, ma infedelSe ti lagni d'Amorragion non hai.Io s che son fedelper un infido cormi struggo in guaife,,,s,.,,,ma in,PrimoSecondoBasso continuo,_ , _ , _ , Aria a due,s,,,,ma,__,,,Bel,,la,_,,Va,,go,,cru,,del,, ,,,,,,,ha,,,,I,B.C.II,_3,_,_,la,._,gni,,,,del,_,ti,_,se,gion,,ra,_,non,,,mor,__,d'A,_,.ha,,,,,,,ra,,non,,gion,,B.C.III,,, ,,_,_,_5,,,se,,,,,,ti,,,,,,d'A, ,,i,,mor,,,la,,,gni,,,,,,ha,la,,gni,,,,,,gion,se,,ra,,non,ti,,_,B.C.III,,d'A,,,,_,_7,,se,,, ,,ti,,,,,,,,mor,i,,,d'A, 46,la,,,,gni,,,,,6,,,, ,_,,se,,,mor,,,,,d'A,_,d'A,_,,gni,,,B.C.III,la,,_,,ti,,,,,,,ti,,,,,la,,,,mor,,,se,,,,,,,,,_9,gni,,,,,,_,_,,se,,,_,ti,,,_,mor,,,,,,,_,_d'A,,,_,B.C.III,la,,, ,gni,,,,,,i,,mor,,se,gion,ra,_,_,_,_11_,gni,,,,,_,d'A,,,__,ti,non,_,,,la,ha,,,,,,se,,,i,,,,,,,,d'A, _,gni,B.C.III,,,ti,,,,,la,,,,_,mor,,,_,_,_13,,ha,,_ ,,,,_,gion,,,_ra_,non,,,la,,,non,,,ha,,ra,,ti,,gion,se,B.C.III,,gni,,,,d'A,,,i,,mor,_,ti,_,se,,_,_,_15,,mor,_,d'A,,la,.__ _,gni,,,ti,,,,,,,la,,,,,,,,se,,,B.C.III,gni,,,,d'A,,ra, ,,non,,gion,,_,_,_17,i,mor,,,,,,,,,,.ha, ,,,7hai.,hai.,,,,,,,,,gion,gion,,,,non,non,,B.C.III,,,,,,,..,

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