I will see with joy

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by Nicolò Beregan (1627 - 1713)

Translation © by Steven Paul Spears

Vedrò con mio diletto

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Available translation(s): ENG FIN

Vedrò con mio diletto
l'alma dell'alma mia
Il core del mio cor pien di contento.

E se dal caro oggetto
lungi convien che sia
Sospirerò penando ogni momento...

Authorship:

by Nicolò Beregan (1627 - 1713) [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 Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), "Vedrò con mio diletto", RV 717 (1724), first performed 1724, from opera Giustino [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Steven Paul Spears) , "I will see with joy", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this text: Steven Paul Spears , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2004-03-23
Line count: 6
Word count: 28

I will see with joy

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

I will see with joy,
the soul of my soul
heart of my heart full of content.
And if from my dear object
I be far away
I will sigh, suffering every moment...

Authorship:

Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2004 by Steven Paul Spears, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Nicolò Beregan (1627 - 1713)

This text was added to the website: 2004-03-23
Line count: 6
Word count: 33