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by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)

Se tu m'ami, se sospiri
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE GER POR SPA SPA
Se tu m'ami, se sospiri
Sol per me, gentil Pastor;
Ho dolor de' tuoi martiri,
Ho diletto del tuo amor.

Ma se pensi che soletto
Io ti debba riamar;
Pastorello, sei soggetto
Facilmente a t'ingannar.

Fu già caro un solo Amante,
Or quel tempo non è più:
Il mio Sesso è men costante,
Perchè il vostro ha men virtù.

Bella Rosa porporina
Oggi Silvio sceglierà;
Colla scusa della spina
Doman poi la sprezzerà.

Ma degli Uomini il consiglio
Io per me non seguirò;
Non perché mi piace il Giglio
Gli altri Fiori sprezzerò.

Scelgo questo, scelgo quello,
Mi diletto d' ogni fior:
Questo par di quel più bello,
Quel di questo ha meglio odor.

Colti tutti, e poi serbati
Un bel Serto se ne fa,
Che sul crine, e al Sen portati,
Fan più vaga la beltà.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   S. Gendel •   G. Malipiero •   A. Parisotti •   A. Vivaldi 

A. Parisotti sets stanzas 1-2, 4-5
A. Vivaldi sets stanzas 1-2, 4-5
S. Gendel sets stanzas 1-2, 4-5

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Confirmed with Leçons hebdomadaires de la langue italienne à l'usage des dames, Paris, La Veuve Ravenel, 1772, page 101.


Text Authorship:

  • by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765), "Canzonetta" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Researcher for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 145

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