Se voi bramate

Se voi bramate  
il nostro amore,
l'arte imparate
di farvi amar.
I vezzi teneri,
i dolci modi,
il tratto amabile
sono quei nodi
che il cor ci possono
incatenar.
Col ruvido impero,
coll'aspra favella,
col ciglio severo,
di giovine bella
invan pretendete
l'affetto acquistar.
Se ancor non l'intende
tu meglio, o Sandrino,
a quel babbuino
la scuola puoi far.

Translation(s): ENG

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Submitted by Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

Authorship

• by Giovanni Battista Casti (1724 - 1803) [ 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 Giovanni Paisiello (1741 - 1816), "Se voi bramate", 1784, first performed 1784, from the opera Il re Teodoro in Venezia, no. 14. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

• ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "If you desire our love", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2018-06-05.
Last modified: 2018-08-15 19:28:00
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Word count: 59

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If you desire our love

If you desire our love,
learn the art of making yourself loved.
Tender caresses,
sweet nothings,
graceful features
are the knots that can bind us.
Rough commands,
sharp-tongued speeches,
harsh gazes:
in vain with these do you seek
a young woman's affections.
Sandrino, if he still doesn't understand,
you can best teach this baboon
the lesson he needs.

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• a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Casti (1724 - 1803)
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Giovanni Paisiello. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2018-06-05.
Last modified: 2018-06-05 15:34:06
Line count: 14
Word count: 58