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

Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle
 (Sung text for setting by W. Mozart)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE
Ah se in ciel benigne stelle,
   La pietà non è smarrita,
   O toglietemi la vita,
   O lasciatemi il mio ben.
Voi, che ardete ognor si belle
   Del mio ben nel dolce aspetto,
   Proteggete il puro affetto
   Che ispirate a questo sen.

Composition:

    Set to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle", K. 538 (1788) [ soprano, orchestra ]

Text Authorship:

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ah, si dans le ciel, étoiles bienveillantes", copyright © 2010, (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
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Word count: 41