from Act II of the Italian opera Il Rè Pastore by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Libretto: Pietro Metastasio

Role: Agenor, Alexander's friend, in love with Tamyris

Voice Part: tenor       Fach: tenor leggiero

Setting: the Greek military camp

Synopsis: After Tamyris has just reproached him for being cold to him, Agenor discloses his own heartbreak and pain with losing his love to Amintas by way of Alexander's decree. He sings that the only one who could understand his situation is one who has experienced it oneself. He cannot bear the torture and pain he is facing.