Canti della fato e amore

Alla stagion de' fiori
E de' novelli amori,
È grato il molle fiato
D'un zeffiro legger.
O gema fra le fronde,
O lento increspi l'onde,
Zeffiro in ogni lato
Compagno è del piacer.

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• by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Cantate, in 4. Il Quadro Animato, in L'armonica [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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• ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Recapitulation", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Come il candore
D'intatta neve
È d'un bel core
La fedeltà.

Un'orma sola 
Che in sé riceve
Tutta ne invola
La sua beltà.

Authorship:

• by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1730, appears in Alessandro nell'Indie [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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• ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this text: Alberto Pedrotti , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

Luci care, luci belle
Cari lumi amate stelle
Date calma a questo core.

Se per voi sospiro e moro
Idol mio, mio bel tesoro
Forza e solo del Dio d'amore.

Authorship:

• possibly by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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• ENG English (Emily Romney) , "Dear lights", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Rakkaat silmät", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Jeremy Sagnier) , "Chers yeux", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Da voi, cari lumi,
Dipende il mio stato:
Voi siete i miei Numi:
Voi siete il mio fato:
A vostro talento
Mi sento cangiar.

Ardir m'inspirate,
Se lieti splendete;
Se torbidi siete,
Mi fate tremar.

Authorship:

• by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, written 1740, appears in Attilio Regolo [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (Thomas Dawkins) , "On you, fair stars", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (David Le Marrec) , "De vous, chers astres", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Die Macht der Augen"

Confirmed with Tutte le opere di Pietro Metastasio, Firenze, Tipografia Borghi e compagni 1832, page 345.

The text appears in Attilio Regolo, atto II, scena V, Aria di Licinio.

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Mio ben, ricordati,
Se avvien ch'io mora,
Quanto quest' anima
Fedel t' amò.

[Io,]1 se pur amano
Le fredde ceneri,
Nell' urna ancora
[Ti adorerò]2.

Authorship:

• by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, written 1729, appears in Alessandro nell'Indie [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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• CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• ENG English (T. P. (Peter) Perrin) , "Remember, my beloved", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mon amour, rappelle-toi", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Confirmed with Tutte le opere di Pietro Metastasio, Firenze, Tipografia Borghi e compagni 1832, page 96-97.

The text appears in Alessandro nell'Indie, atto III, scena VII (Gandarte's aria).

¹ Schubert and Handel: "E"
² Schubert and Handel: "T'adorerò"

Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Richard Morris , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor] , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]