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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Solitudini amene, apriche colli,
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Recitativo
Solitudini amene, 
apriche colli, notte, ombrose valli. 
Un tempo di diletto, amiche scene,
or teatro di duolo al guardo mio.
Io da voi non pretendo 
e non desio conforto al duol che sento,
ch’ogni vostra delizia è mio tormento.
Non già che voi non siate
e più vaghe e più ornate
d’ogni erbetta, più verde 
d’ogni fior, più ridente, 
ma voi siete più belle,
io più dolente.

Aria
Io vi miro ancor vestite
di fior vaghi e d’erba altera
e dipinte, colorite
dall’amante primavera.
Fanno a gara venticelli
a baciar le vostre fronde
e dan legge i bei ruscelli
dalle ninfe ai crini biondi.

Recitativo
Ma pur tra voi non trovo
quel sollievo ch’io bramo a tanto pene,
e in voi pur cerco e non ritrovo Irene.

Aria
Una volta eri tu solo 
del mio duolo
gran conforto e vago rio.
Or s’accresce il mio tormento 
mentre sento
il suo flebil mormorio.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Alessandro Scarlatti (1659 - 1725), "Solitudini amene, apriche colli,", H. no. 663 [ voice and flute and basso continuo ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Pleasant wildernesses, open hills", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2020-04-13
Line count: 34
Word count: 153

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