by Gennarantonio Federico (d. 1744)
Povera nacqui ignobil villanella Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Povera nacqui ignobil villanella. E viver come nacqui ancor mi piace. Contenta della misera mia stella, altro non bramo più, ti puoi dar pace.
Composition:
- Set to music by Leonardo Leo (1694 - 1744), "Povera nacqui ignobil villanella", 1739, first performed 1739, from opera Amor vuol sofferenza
Text Authorship:
- by Gennarantonio Federico (d. 1744), no title
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "I was born a poor country girl", 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: 2018-06-25
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Word count: 24