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

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Se al labbro mio non credi

(Sung text for setting by W. Mozart)

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Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Se al labbro mio non credi,
Cara nemica mia,
Aprimi il petto e vedi,
Qual sia l'amante cor.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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) , "My dear enemy,", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Si tu ne crois pas mes lèvres", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: John Versmoren , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2004-07-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 34

My dear enemy,

(Sung text translation for setting by W. Mozart)

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Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

My dear enemy,
if you do not believe my lips,
Open my breast and see
just how loving is this heart:

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2018 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 42