Pensa, che questo istante

Pensa, che questo istante
Del tuo destin decide,
Ch'oggi rinasce Alcide
Per la futura età.

Pensa che a dulto sei,
Che sei di Giove un figlio,
Che merto e non consiglio
La scelta tua sarà.

by Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782) [pseudonym]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804-1857) , "Pensa, che questo istante", also set in Russian
by Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) , "Pensa, che questo istante", D. 76 (1813).

by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804-1857) , "Volej bogov ja znaju", also set in Italian

SPA Spanish (unknown or anonymous translator)

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  Twenty Six Italian Songs and Arias (J. G. Paton) [tismusic.com]
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