Mentre dormi, Amor fomenti il piacer de' sonni tuoi con l'idea del mio piacer. Abbia il rio passi più lenti; e sospenda i moti suoi ogni zeffiro leggier.
L'Olimpiade
Opera by Domenico Cimarosa (1749 - 1801)
Word count: 66
. Mentre dormi, Amor fomenti [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Olimpiade [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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Set by by Domenico Cimarosa (1749 - 1801) [ flutes, horns, bassoon, strings, soprano voice ]Researcher for this text: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
1. Siam navi all'onde algenti [sung text checked 1 time]
Siam navi all'onde algenti
Lasciate in abbandono,
Impetuosi venti
I nostri affetti sono,
Ogni diletto è scoglio,
Tutta la vita è un mar.
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Authorship
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Olimpiade [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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