by Giuseppe Parini (1729 - 1799)
Ah di sì nobil alma
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ah di sì nobil alma quanto parlar vorrei! Se le virtù di lei tutte saper pretendi, chiedile a questo cor. Solo un momento in calma lasciami, o diva, e poi di tanti pregi suoi potrò parlarti allor.
Authorship:
- by Giuseppe Parini (1729 - 1799) [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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Ah di sì nobil alma", K 111 no. 16, from opera Ascanio in Alba, no. 16 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Oh, how greatly I should like", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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