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by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Quanto costi al mio riposo

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Quanto costi al mio riposo,  
empia brama, ingiusta speme!
Sorte infida e amor geloso
mi spaventa e mi dà pena.

Text Authorship:

by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750) [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 Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), "Quanto costi al mio riposo", RV 736 (1719), first performed 1719, from opera Teuzzone [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "How dearly do you cost my repose", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-25
Line count: 4
Word count: 20

How dearly do you cost my repose

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

How dearly do you cost my repose,
wicked desire, unjust hope!
Fickle fortune and jealous love
make me tremble and pain me to the core.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)
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This text was added to the website: 2020-01-18
Line count: 4
Word count: 25