by Gennarantonio Federico (d. 1744)
Povera nacqui ignobil villanella
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Povera nacqui ignobil villanella. E viver come nacqui ancor mi piace. Contenta della misera mia stella, altro non bramo più, ti puoi dar pace.
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- by Gennarantonio Federico (d. 1744), no title [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 Leonardo Leo (1694 - 1744), "Povera nacqui ignobil villanella", 1739, first performed 1739, from the opera Amor vuol sofferenza [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "I was born a poor country girl", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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