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

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Mentre dormi, Amor fomenti
il piacer de' sonni tuoi
con l'idea del mio piacer.

Abbia il rio passi più lenti;
e sospenda i moti suoi
ogni zeffiro leggier.

Composition:

    Set to music by Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729 - 1774), "Mentre dormi, Amor fomenti", 1764, first performed 1764 [ 2 horns, oboe, 2 english horns, bassoon, strings, soprano voice ]

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

  • ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Whilst you enjoy your slumber", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-28
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