la dura sorte

English translation: my cruel fate/my sad fate

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Italian term or phrase:la dura sorte
English translation:my cruel fate/my sad fate
Entered by: Valentina Matone

15:30 Oct 22, 2004
Italian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
Italian term or phrase: la dura sorte
Italian Aria written by Handel
Katy
my cruel fate/my sad fate
Explanation:
I've found this translation on a website dedicated to Handel:

Italian:
Lascia ch'io pianga
mia cruda sorte,
e che sospiri
la libertà.
Il duolo infranga
queste ritorte
de' mei martiri
sol per pietà.

English:
Leave me to weep
over my cruel fate
and let me sigh for liberty.
May sorrow break
the bonds of my anguish,
if only for pity's sake.

Bye!
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Valentina Matone
Local time: 02:42
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5 +1my cruel fate/my sad fate
Valentina Matone
3 +1Bitter fate
Yuri Smirnov


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Bitter fate


Explanation:
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Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 03:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BelarusianBelarusian, Native in RussianRussian

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
my cruel fate/my sad fate


Explanation:
I've found this translation on a website dedicated to Handel:

Italian:
Lascia ch'io pianga
mia cruda sorte,
e che sospiri
la libertà.
Il duolo infranga
queste ritorte
de' mei martiri
sol per pietà.

English:
Leave me to weep
over my cruel fate
and let me sigh for liberty.
May sorrow break
the bonds of my anguish,
if only for pity's sake.

Bye!


    Reference: http://gfhandel.org/faqs.htm
Valentina Matone
Local time: 02:42
Native speaker of: Italian

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