At the sweet singing

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possibly by Cesare Sterbini (1784 - 1831)

Translation © by Garrett Medlock

Al dolce canto

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Al dolce canto
   Del dio d'amore
   Il nostro core
   Serenerà.

A tal concento
   Sento che l'alma
   Trova la calma,
   La pace al core.

Sento che dolce incanto
   Del dio d'amore
   Dolce soave al core
   La calma consolar.

Cetra del dio di Delo
   Nel rilucente ardore
   La fiamma del mio core,
   Deh vieni consolar.

Palpitar mi sento al core,
   Deh perche sì palpitar?
   Dalla speme e dall'amore
   Sento l'alma consolar.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with The Barber of Seville, a comic opera in two acts, the music by Rossini, as represented at the King's Theatre, Haymarket, April 1828, London: T. Brettell/King's Theatre, 1828, page 66.

Text Authorship:

possibly by Cesare Sterbini (1784 - 1831), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , 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: 2020-07-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 69

At the sweet singing

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

At the sweet singing
   Of the god of love
   Our hearts
   Will [be] calmed.

At such harmony
   I feel that my soul
   Finds serenity,
   Peace to [my] heart.

I feel [the] sweet spell
   Of the god of love,
   Sweet salve to the heart,
   Consoling calm.

Cithara of the god of Delos,
   In illuminating passion,
   Ah, come to console
   The flame of my heart.

I feel my heart beating,
   Ah, why such beating?
   I feel my soul comforted
   By hope and love.

About the headline (FAQ)

Translator's note for stanza 4, line 1 - "the god of Delos", i.e., Apollo, who was said to have been born on the Greek island of Delos.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) possibly by Cesare Sterbini (1784 - 1831)
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This text was added to the website: 2020-07-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 81