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

Se al labbro mio non credi
 (Sung text for setting by P. Anfossi)
 Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Se al labbro mio non credi,
Cara nemica mia,
Aprimi il petto e vedi,
Qual sia l'amante cor.

Il cor dolente, afflitto
ma d’ogni colpa privo,
se pur non è delitto
un innocente ardor.

Composition:

    Set to music by Pasquale Anfossi (1727 - 1797), "Se al labbro mio non credi" [ 2 oboes, 2 horns, strings, soprano voice ]

Text Authorship:

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "My dear enemy,", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Si tu ne crois pas mes lèvres", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: John Versmoren , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2004-07-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 34