Se pietà nel cor serbate

Se pietà nel cor serbate,  
deh calmate il vostro ardor.
Che ve 'l chiede, già mirate,
la mia pena, il mio dolor.
Tornerete armati in campo,
offrirete a' colpi il petto:
ah ritorni un dolce affetto
a regnar nel vostro cor.
Dèi che veggo! Vi arrendete!
Qual istante! Qual diletto!
Ah già torna un dolce affetto
a regnar nel vostro cor.

Submitted by Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• by Simeone Antonio Sografi (1759 - 1818) [ 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 Domenico Cimarosa (1749 - 1801), "Se pietà nel cor serbate", 1796, first performed 1796, from the opera Gli Orazi e i Curiazi [ sung text checked 1 time]

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