by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
O rea Gomorra, o Sodoma perversa
Language: Italian (Italiano)
O rea Gomorra, o Sodoma perversa, Qual mar di fiamma e di carboni ardenti Sulle inique rovine Iddio riversa! L'altissimo frastuono Desta le genti immemori Del fulmine, del tuon, Ma la speranza d'una fuga è vana. Sulla turba atterrita e vagabonda Grandine piove d'infuocati sassi E l'infernal fiumana, Che l'ampie strade inonda, La foga aumenta dei fuggenti passi. [...]
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Alfredo Catalani (1854 - 1893), "O rea Gomorra, o Sodoma perversa", 1875, unfinished [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 59