by Gennarantonio Federico (d. 1744)
M'amaje na 'mpesa e bà
Language: Italian - Neapolitan (dialect)
M'amaje na 'mpesa e bà e ntintirintì, e ntintirintà che me gabbaje e bà e pigliatella diavolà. Po' essa fuje gabbata e a me tornaje la sgrata io le decetta abbia no te conosco cria. Schefenzia, facce tosta mm'aje fatta già la posta; tu sì na traitora, vavattenne a mmalora. E a mmalora, e aniello: che te sia data botta de cortiello.
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Text Authorship:
- 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), "M'amaje na 'mpesa e bà", 1739, first performed 1739, from the opera Amor vuol sofferenza [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-25
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