by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
Non so dirti il mio contento
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Non so dirti il mio contento: Si confonde il pensier mio Fra que' teneri, ch'io sento, Dolci moti del mio cor. Mille affetti uniti insieme Fanno a gara in questo petto: V'è la gioia, v'è la speme, V'è il rispetto e v'è l'amor.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, written 1740, appears in Il natal di Giove [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 Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini (1774 - 1851), "Non so dirti il mio contento" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "I cannot tell you how happy I am", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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