by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
S'altro che làgrime
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
S'altro che làgrime per lui non tenti, tutto il tuo piangere non gioverà. A questa inutile pietà che senti oh, quanto è simile la crudeltà.
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in La Clemenza di Tito
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "S'altro che làgrime", K 621 no. 21 (1791), first performed 1791 [ flute, oboe, bassoon, horn, soprano voice, strings ], from opera La clemenza di Tito, no. 21 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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