by Francesco Maria Piave (1810 - 1876)
Infelice!... e tu credevi
Language: Italian (Italiano)
(Infelice!... e tu credevi sì bel giglio immacolato!... Del tuo crine sulle nevi piomba invece il disonor. Ah, perché l'etade in seno giovin core m'ha serbato! Mi dovevan gli anni almeno far di gelo ancora il cor.)
Authorship:
- by Francesco Maria Piave (1810 - 1876) [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 Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), "Infelice!... e tu credevi", 1844, first performed 1844, from the opera Ernani [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-31
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