Airs italiens du XVIII.e siècle

by Pauline Viardot-García (1821 - 1910)

1. Que l'on médise d'elle

Language: French (Français) 
Que l'on médise d'elle
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1. Ma faccia quel che vuol, ch'io tanto l'amo

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Ma faccia quel che vuol, ch'io tanto l'amo
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2. Cruel, ta perfidie

Language: French (Français) 
Cruel, ta perfidie
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2. Il cor che tu togliesti, crudel!

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Il cor che tu togliesti, crudel!
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3. Ô pauvre âme!

Language: French (Français) 
Ô pauvre âme!
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3. Spiri pure

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Spiri pure, spiri pure quest' alma dolente
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4. Songes

Language: French (Français) 
Songes, songes, comme un miroir fidèle
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4. Apri

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Apri, apri, apri le lucie mira
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5. Fingo per mio diletto
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Fingo per mio diletto
Vezzi lusinghe amor,
Fingo per mio diletto
Vezzi lusinghe amor,
Fingo lusinghe, fingo vezzi,
Vezzi lusinghe, lusinghe vezzi
per mio diletto, lusinghe amor.
Meno sospiri e fuoco!
Per prendermi, sol gioco,
Di chi mi dona il cor.

Fingo per mio diletto
Vezzi lusinghe amor,
Fingo per mio diletto
Vezzi lusinghe amor,
Fingo lusinghe, fingo vezzi,
Vezzi lusinghe, lusinghe vezzi
per mio diletto, lusinghe amor.
Meno sospiri e fuoco!
Sol gioco, si sol gioco
Di chi mi dona il cor.
Sol gioco, sol gioco 
di chi mi dona il cor.

Fingo per mio diletto
Vezzi lusinghe amor,
Vezzi lusinghe, fingo vezzi,
Fingo lusinghe, lusinghe vezzi
per mio diletto, lusinghe amor.

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5. Dites, que faut‑il faire ?
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Language: French (Français) 
Dites, que faut-il faire
Pour rendre un coeur constant?
Que de moyens de plaire!
Rien ne varie autant!
Comment s’y prendre et que dire?
Faut-il risquer un malin sourire?
Faut-il se taire et baisser les yeux?
Pour obtenir qu’on l’aime,
Chacune a son système,
N’aimer pas voilà le mieux.

Dites, que faut-il faire
Pour rendre un coeur constant?
Que de moyens de plaire!
Rien ne varie autant!
Point de mystère. Ce qu’il faut faire
Pour séduire et plaire, 
ce qu’il faut faire pour charmer, 
C’est de ne pas aimer.
Le seul moyen de plaire,
C’est de ne pas aimer,
Oui, lorsqu’on veut plaire,
Il ne faut pas aimer.

Par un malin sonrire,
Par un doux regard on peut séduire;
Mais pour plaire et pour charmer,
oui gardezvous d’aimer,
gardezvous d’aimer.

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6. Son disperato son disperato

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Son disperato son disperato
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6. Plus d'espérance !

Language: French (Français) 
Jour de colère, je désespère
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Total word count: 243