Dentro il mio petto io sento
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Dentro il mio petto io sento
un suono, una dolcezza,
di flauti, e di oboè.
Che gioia, che contento,
manco per l'allegrezza,
più bel piacer non v'è.
Ma oh dio, che all'improvviso
si cangia l'armonia
che il cor fa palpitar.
Se n'entran le viole,
e in tetra melodia
mi vengono a turbar.
Poi sorge un gran fracasso:
li timpani, le trombe,
fagotti, e contrabbasso
mi fanno disperar.
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Within my breast I hear", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2018-06-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 67
Within my breast I hear
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
Within my breast I hear
the sweet sounds
of flute and oboe.
What joy and contentment, to which
a greater pleasure cannot hold a candle
save that of sheer ecstasy.
But, o God! Suddenly,
the harmony changes
and makes my heart tremble.
The violas enter into the fray
and torment me
with a gloomy air.
A great noise suddenly erupts:
kettledrums, trumpets,
bassoons, contrabass
all combine and cause me to despair.
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This text was added to the website: 2019-10-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 71