Händel: Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo) - Piau (Forck)

Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte, e che sospiri la libertà. Il duolo infranga queste ritorte, de’ miei martiri sol per pietà. ___ translation: Let me weep over my cruel fate, and long for freedom. May grief break my bonds, if only out of pity for my sufferings. ___ In this performance, the first eight bars are first played by the instruments alone, then with the soprano. I have edited the score accordingly (the first two pictures are additions).