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by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749 - 1838)

Un moto di gioia
 (Sung text for setting by W. Mozart)
 See original
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE GRE GRE SPA
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Un moto di gioia
Mi sento nel petto,
Che annunzia diletto
In mezzo il timor!

Speriam che in contento
Finisca l'affanno
Non sempre è tiranno
Il fato ed amor.

 ... 

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Un moto di gioia", K. 579, stanzas 1-2

Text Authorship:

  • by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749 - 1838)

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

  • ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "An emotion of joy", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Un mouvement de joie", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Σκίρτημα χαράς", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Στο στήθος σκιρτάει", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Pilar Lirio) , "Un pálpito", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Margo Briessinck

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 58

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