by Eugène Scribe (1791 - 1861) and by Alphonse Royer (1803 - 1875) and by Jean-Nicolas van Nieuvenhuysen (1812 - 1862)
Spirto gentil
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Spirto gentil, ne' sogni miei brillasti un dì, ma ti perdei: fuggi dal cor; mentita speme, larve d'amor, larve d'amor, fuggite insieme, larve d'amor. A te d'accanto del genitore scordava il pianto, la patria, il ciel... donna sleal in tanto amore segnasti il core d'onta mortal, ahimè!
Text Authorship:
- by Eugène Scribe (1791 - 1861) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Alphonse Royer (1803 - 1875) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Jean-Nicolas van Nieuvenhuysen (1812 - 1862) [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 Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), "Spirto gentil", first performed 1840, from the opera La Favorita [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Mario Giuseppe Genesi) , "Gentle spirit", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-03-25
Line count: 18
Word count: 47