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by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749 - 1838)

Vedrò, mentr'io sospiro
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Hai già vinta la causa! Cosa sento!  
In qual laccio cadea!
Perfidi! Io voglio
di tal modo punirvi... A piacer mio
la sentenza sarà...
Ma s'ei pagasse
la vecchia pretendente?	
Pagarla! In qual maniera?... E poi v'è Antonio
che a un incognito Figaro ricusa
di dare una nipote in matrimonio.
Coltivando l'orgoglio
di questo mentecatto...
tutto giova a un raggiro... il colpo è fatto!

Vedrò, mentr'io sospiro,    
felice un servo mio?
E un ben che invan desio
ei posseder dovrà?
Vedrò per man d'amore
unita a un vile oggetto
chi in me destò un affetto
che per me poi non ha?

Ah, no! Lasciarti in pace
non vo' questo contento!
Tu non nascesti, audace!
per dare a me tormento,
e forse ancor per ridere
di mia infelicità.
Già la speranza sola
delle vendette mie
quest'anima consola
e giubilar mi fa.

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), "Vedrò, mentr'io sospiro", K 492 no. 17 (1786), first performed 1786, from opera Le nozze di Figaro, no. 17 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-06-17
Line count: 31
Word count: 140

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