by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
Su le sponde del torbido Lete Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Su le sponde del torbido Lete, mentre aspetta riposo e vendetta, freme l'ombra d'un padre e d'un re. Fiera in volto la miro, l'ascolto che t'addita l'aperta ferita in quel seno che vita ti diè.
Composition:
- Set to music by Leonardo Vinci (1690 - 1730), "Su le sponde del torbido Lete", HelN 78 no. 3 (1730), first performed 1730 [ strings, tenor voice, and continuo ], from opera Artaserse, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Artaserse
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Upon the shores of murky Lethe", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-04-21
Line count: 6
Word count: 35