by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
D' un genio, m' accende Matches original text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
D'un genio che m'accende, Tu vuoi ragion da me? Non ha ragione amore, O, se ragione intende, Subito amor non è. Un amoroso foco Non può spiegarsi mai. Dì che lo sente poco Chi ne ragiona assai, Chi ti sa dir perchè.
The text appears in Semiramide, atto III, scena VII, Aria di Tamiri.
Composition:
- Set to music by Vincenzo Righini (1756 - 1812), "D' un genio, m' accende", op. 7 no. 6, published [c1805/6] [ voice and piano ], from Sammlung deutscher und italienischer Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, Heft V, no. 5, from Dodici Ariette, no. 6, Leipzig: Bei C. F. Peters (Bureau de Musique.) ; German incipit: "Du fragst von meiner Liebe"
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, written 1729, appears in Semiramide
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-05-01
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Word count: 42