by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)
Come suol la navicella
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Come suol la navicella tra le Sirti e la procella sospirar l'amato lido, tal si lagna il tuo bel cor. Gran nocchiero è il dio di Gnido, ma nel mare della speme a fugar l'aure serene move i nembi reo timor.
Authorship:
- by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), "Come suol la navicella", 1719, first performed 1719, from the opera Teuzzone [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "As the skiff is wont to do", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-30
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