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GUGLIELMO: Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo E vedrete come sta: Tutto dice, io gelo, io ardo Idol mio, pietà, pietà, Io ardo, io gelo, io ardo Idol mio, pietà, pietà, E voi cara un sol momento Il bel ciglio a me volgete E nel mio ritroverete Quel che il labbro dir non sa. Un Orlando innamorato Non è niente in mio confronte; Un Medoro il sen piagato Verso lui per nulla io conto: Son di foco i miei sospiri Son di bronzo i suoi desiri, Se si parla poi di merto Certo io sono e egli è certo Che gli uguali non si trovano Da Vienna al Canadà, Siam due Credi per ricchezza, Due Narcisi per bellezza In amor i Marcantoni Verso noi sarian buffoni Siam più forti d'un ciclopo, Letterati al par di Esopo. Se balliamo un Pichne chede Sì gentil e snello è il piede, Se cantiam col trillo solo Facciam torto all'usignuolo, E qualch'altro capitale Abbiam poi che alcun non sa. Bella, bella, tengon sodo: Se ne vanno ed io ne godo! Eroine di costanza, specchi son di fedeltà
Text Authorship:
- by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749 - 1838) [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), "Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo", K. 584 [ baritone and orchestra ], originally written for the opera Così fan tutte, but replaced by "Non siate ritrosi" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Christian Anderson) , "Return his glance", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Tournez vers lui le regard", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Christian Anderson
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-19
Line count: 37
Word count: 182
GUGLIELMO: Return his glance and you'll see how it is: It says everything: I freeze, I burn My idol, have pity, pity I burn, I freeze, I burn My idol, have pity, pity And you, beloved, for just a moment cast your lovely eye on me And in me you will find that which the lip doesn't know how to say. Some love-struck Orlando Is nothing compared to me; A Medoro with wounded breast Is as nothing next to me: My sighs are fire His lust is bronze So if we speak of merit I am sure and he is sure You cannot find equals From Vienna to Canada. The two of us are rich as Croesus Handsome as Narcissus In love, Marc Anthonys would seem like clowns in comparison We are stronger than a Cyclops Writers on par with Aesop. If we dance, Pichne bows to our refined narrow feet Singing, a single trill puts nightingales to shame And we have other strengths That you still don't know. Beauty, beauty, hold fast: If they go, I rejoice Heroines of constancy are mirrors of faithfulness.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2014 by Christian Anderson.
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Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749 - 1838)
This text was added to the website: 2014-04-19
Line count: 37
Word count: 185