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

Leon piagato a morte
 (Sung text for setting by F. Veracini)
 Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Leon piagato a morte
sente mancar la vita,
guarda la sua ferita
né s’avvilisce ancor.
 
Così fra l’ire estreme
rugge, minaccia e freme
che fa tremar morendo
talvolta il cacciator.

Composition:

    Set to music by Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768), "Leon piagato a morte" [ 2 horns, 2 oboes, strings, bass voice, and continuo ], from opera Adriano in Siria

Text Authorship:

  • by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Adriano in Siria

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

  • ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-06-14
Line count: 8
Word count: 30

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