by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
Fra l'ombre un lampo solo Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Fra l'ombre un lampo solo Basta al nocchier sagace Che già ritrova il polo, Che riconosce il mar. Al pellegrin ben spesso basta un vestigio impresso perché la via fallace non l’abbia ad ingannar.
Composition:
- Set to music by Antonio Caldara (1670 - 1736), "Fra l'ombre un lampo solo", 1736, first performed 1736, from opera Achille in Sciro
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1737, appears in Achille in Sciro
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 34