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T'intendo, sì, mio cor, Con tanto palpitar! So che ti vuoi lagnar, Che amante sei. Ah! taci il tuo dolor, Ah! soffri il tuo martir Tacilo, tacilo e non tradir L'affetti miei, l'affetti1 miei!
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Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "T'intendo, sì", op. 82 (Vier Arietten und ein Duett) no. 2 (1810), also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), "La voce del core" [ duet ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Vincenzo Righini (1756 - 1812), "T'intendo sì, mio cor", op. 7 no. 11, from Dodici Ariette, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , "I hear you , oh my heart", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Uri Liebrecht) , "I hear you well, my heart", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "I hear you, yes, my heart", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Linda Godry) , "Ich verstehe/höre dich mein Herz", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , "Te entiendo, si, corazón mío", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 34
I hear you, yes, my heart Beating so hard! I know that you want to complain that you’re in love. Ah! silence your pain Ah! suffer your torment Be still, be still, and don’t betray My affections!
Authorship:
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2015 by Laura Prichard, (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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Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 37