by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
Se cerca, se dice Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Se cerca, se dice: «L’amico dov’è?» «L’amico infelice» rispondi «morì». Ah no sì gran duolo non darle per me. Rispondi ma solo: «Piangendo partì». Che abisso di pene! Lasciare il suo bene! Lasciarlo per sempre! Lasciarlo così!
Composition:
- Set to music by Antonio Caldara (1670 - 1736), "Se cerca, se dice", 1733, first performed 1733, from opera L'Olimpiade
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Olimpiade
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "If she approaches, and asks,", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 37