Quanto mai felici siete
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Quanto mai felici siete,
innocenti pastorelle,
che in amor non conoscete
altra legge che l’amor.
Ancor io sarei felice,
se potessi all’idol mio
palesar, come a voi lice,
il desio di questo cor.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Danzi (1763 - 1826), "Quanto mai felici siete", op. 16, Heft 2 no. 2, P 192 no. 2, published 1803 [ chorus and piano ], Leipzig [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Quanto mai felici siete", HWV 29, from opera Ezio [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Giovanni Adolfo Hasse (1699 - 1783), "Quanto mai felici siete", 1755, first performed 1755 [ 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings, soprano, and continuo ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Niccolò Jommelli (1714 - 1774), "Quanto mai felici siete", 1741, first performed 1741 [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Innocent shepherdesses", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2018-04-24
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Innocent shepherdesses
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
Innocent shepherdesses,
how happy you are,
for in loving, you know no other law
than that of Love.
If I could reveal my heart's desire
to my idol, as it is permissible
for you to do without question,
then I, too, would be happy.
Authorship:
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2018 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-11
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