Lascia ch'io pianga

"Lascia ch'io pianga" (English: "Let me weep"), originally "Lascia la spina, cogli la rosa" (English: "Leave the Thorn, Take the Rose"), is an Italian-language soprano aria by composer George Frideric Handel that has become a popular concert piece.

Left: Handel's 1711 autograph score showing the opening few bars of the aria; Right: 1876 aria sheet music

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