Se amor l’abbandona

Se amor l’abbandona
ogn’alma si lagna,
se amor l'accompagna, 
contenta non è;

di chi vi dolete 
se viver felici 
né meco sapete, 
né senza di me?

Translation(s): ENG

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Submitted by Laura Prichard [Guest Editor] and Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in L'asilo d'amore [ 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 Vincenzo Righini (1756 - 1812), "Se amor l’abbandona", op. 7 no. 12, from Dodici Ariette, no. 12. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "If love departs", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2016-04-13.
Last modified: 2018-04-06 22:28:03
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