The helmsman swears that he

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

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Giura il nocchier che al mare

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FIN GER

Giura il nocchier che al mare
non presterà più fede,
ma se tranquillo il vede
corre di nuovo al mar.

Di non trattar più l'armi
giura il guerrier tal volta,
ma se una tromba ascolta,
già non si sa frenar.

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Text Authorship:

by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Cantate, in 3. Il Trionfo della Gloria, in 8. La gelosia [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), "Giura il nocchier", WoO 99 no. 5a (1801-2) [ SATB quartet with piano ], from Mehrstimmige italienische Gesänge, no. 5a [sung text checked 1 time]
by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Giura il nocchier", WoO 99 no. 5b [ vocal trio for soprano, alto, and bass with piano ], from Mehrstimmige italienische Gesänge, no. 5b [sung text checked 1 time]
by Baldassare Galuppi (1706 - 1785), "Giura il nocchier" [sung text checked 1 time]
by Baldassare Galuppi (1706 - 1785), "Giura il nocchier" [ strings and soprano voice ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864), "Giura il nocchier che al mare", 1810 [ voice and piano ], from Sei canzonette italiane, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 8
Word count: 40

The helmsman swears that he

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

The helmsman swears that he
will no longer trust the sea,
but if he should see it to be calm,
he once more runs to the ocean.

The warrior is apt to swear
to no longer take up arms,
but once he hears the clarion call,
he can no longer restrain himself.

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Translations of title(s):
"Giura il nocchier che al mare" = "The helmsman swears that he"
"Giura il nocchier" = "The helsman swears"

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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 52