Why do you conspire to your own detriment, Phyllis? Why are you making me wait so long for an answer ?

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Mario Giuseppe Genesi

A che congiuri tu a danni tuoi fille, a che vuoi ch'io attenda ancor!

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

A che congiuri tu a danni tuoi fille, a che vuoi ch'io attenda ancor!
Poco han di pregio mature spose, di fresche rose s'adorna amor;
Con me ritrosa, con te crudele le mie querele sdegni d'udir!
deh! ti ricorda che è vago, e altero, ma è passaggiero il verde April.
Che se tu perdi l'eta fiorita, dirai pentita al tuo pastor:
l'altre pur godono, io non godei, or ben vorrei, ma è tardi alor.

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Jan Ladislav Dussek, né Václav Jan Dusík (1760 - 1812), "A che congiuri tu a danni tuoi fille, a che vuoi ch'io attenda ancor!", 1804, from 6 Canzonets, no. 2. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2009-08-22
Line count: 6
Word count: 74

Why do you conspire to your own...

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Why do you conspire to your own detriment, Phyllis? Why are you making me wait so long for an answer ?
Mature wives have few merits : Love, in fact, prefers to dress up with fresh roses;
My being shy, your being cruel, my complaints are always perceived as scorn!
Alas! Remember that verdant April is hazy and mighty, but fleeting.
So when you lose your youth, then you'll say to your shepherd :
the other Nymphs still blossom -- but I won't. I would like to, but now it's too late for me.

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This text was added to the website: 2009-09-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 90