A questo seno, deh!

Recitative
 A questo seno, deh!
 Vieni, idolo mio. Quanti timori,
 Quante lacrime, oh Dio,
 Costi alla sposa tua.
 Dunque tu vivi. Oh contento! Oh certezza!
 Oh premio! Oh speme! Oh amor! Numi clementi,
 Nell'offrirmi, pietosi, un sì bel dono,
 Tutto il vostro rigore io vi perdono.

Aria
 Or che il [ciel]1 a me ti rende,
 Cara parte del mio cor,
 La mia gioia, ah, non comprende
 Chi non sa che cosa è amor!
 Sono all'alma un grato oggetto
 Le [sue]2 barbare vicende,
 [Ed in sen]3 dolce discende
 La memoria del dolor.

Translation(s): ENG FRE

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Authorship

• by Giovanni de Gamerra (1743 - 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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "A questo seno deh vieni -- Or che il cielo a me ti rende", K. 374 (1781). [soprano and orchestra] [ sung text checked 1 time]
• by Giovanni Paisiello (1741 - 1816), "A questo seno deh vieni", R 1.36 (1773), first performed 1773, from the opera Sismano nel Mogul [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
• by Vincenzo Righini (1756 - 1812), "Or che il cielo a me ti rende", op. 7 no. 4, stanza 2, from Dodici Ariette, no. 4. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

• ENG English (Bertrand Meyer) , "To this heart, ah!", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Vers ce cœur, ah !", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2004-07-12.
Last modified: 2016-04-13 20:20:50
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Word count: 91

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Vers ce cœur, ah !

Récitatif:
 Vers ce cœur, ah !
 Viens, mon amour. Que de craintes,
 Que de larmes, ô Dieu,
 tu as coûté à ton épouse.
 Tu es donc vivant. Ô bonheur ! Ô certitude !
 Ô présent ! Ô espoir ! Ô amour ! Dieux cléments,
 En m'offrant, dans votre pitié, un si beau don,
 je vous pardonne toute votre rigueur.

Aria:
 Maintenant que le ciel t'a rendu à moi,
 trésor de mon cœur,
 ma joie, ah, il ne peut la comprendre
 celui qui ne sait pas ce qu'est l'amour.
 Pour mon âme, un objet de gratitude
 sont devenues tes aventures barbares
 et dans mon cœur repose doucement
 le souvenir de la douleur.

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• a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni de Gamerra (1743 - 1803) ENG
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giovanni Paisiello, Vincenzo Righini. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2010-02-23.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:03:35
Line count: 18
Word count: 111