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by Giacomo Francesco Bussani (flourished 1673-1680)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Non diran tutte di no

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Non diran tutte di no.  
Sin che trovo una pietosa,
che non sia meco ritrosa
cento donne io pregherò.
Non diran tutte di no.
Sin che trovo un bel sembiante,
che m'accetti per amante
mille belle adorerò.
Non diran tutte di no.

Text Authorship:

by Giacomo Francesco Bussani (flourished 1673-1680) [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 Antonio Sartorio (1630 - 1680), "Non diran tutte di no", 1676, first performed 1676. [2 violins, tenor voice, and continuo] [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Not all the ladies will say no.", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-28
Line count: 9
Word count: 42

Not all the ladies will say no.

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Not all the ladies will say no.
I shall ask one hundred ladies,
until I find one who will be merciful,
who will not be reluctant to love me.
Not all of them will say no.
I shall adore one thousand beauties
until I find a pretty face
which shall accept me as a lover.
Not all of them will say no.

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giacomo Francesco Bussani (flourished 1673-1680)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-30
Line count: 9
Word count: 62