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

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ha negli occhi un tale incanto
Che a quest' alma affatto è nuovo;
Che, se accanto a lui mi trovo,
Non ardisco favellar.

Ei domanda, io non rispondo;
M'arrossisco, mi confondo;
Parlar credo, e poi m'avvedo
Che comincio a sospirar.

The text appears in Zenobia, atto II, scena II, Aria di Egle.

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

  • ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "He has in his eyes a charm", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-02
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Word count: 40