The innocent turtledove

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by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Intervalli di terza

(Sung text for setting by N. Vaccaj)

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Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG ENG

Semplicetta tortorella,
Che non vede il suo periglio,
Per fuggir da crudo artiglio,
Vola in grembo al cacciator.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

Nicola Vaccaj

Metodo pratico di Canto Italiano

Text Authorship:

by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Demetrio

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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For thirds

(Sung text translation for setting by N. Vaccaj)

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Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

The innocent turtledove
that does not see the danger it is in
will fly from predators' harsh claws
straight into the hunter's lap.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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