Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.
It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.
To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at
If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.
Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.
Così dunque tradisci, Disleal principessa . . . Ah, folle! ed io Son d'accusarla ardito! Si lagna un traditor d'esser tradito! Il meritai. Fuggì, Sebaste . . . Ah! dove Fuggirò da me stesso? Ah! porto in seno Il carnefice mio. Dovunque io vada, Il terror, lo spavento Seguiran la mia traccia; La colpa mia mi starà sempre in faccia. Aspri rimorsi atroci, Figli del fallo mio, Perché sì tardi, oh Dio! Mi lacerate il cor? Perché, funeste voci Ch'or mi sgridate appresso, Perché v'ascolto adesso, Né v'ascoltai fin or?
Authorship
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Temistocle [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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Così dunque tradisci . . . Aspri rimorsi atroci", K. 432, K. 421a (1783) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ainsi donc tu me trahis... Âpres et atroces remords", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Garrett Medlock) , "So you betray thusly... Harsh, terrible remorse", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: John Versmoren , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor] , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2004-07-11
Line count: 18
Word count: 90
Ainsi donc tu me trahis, Princesse déloyale.. Ah ! fou que je suis D'oser l'accuser ! Un traître se plaint d'être trahi ! Il le mérite. Fuis, Sébaste... Ah ! où Me fuir moi-même ? Ah ! je porte dans mon sein Mon bourreau. Où que j'aille, La terreur, la frayeur Suivront ma trace ; Ma faute restera toujours sur mon visage. Âpres et atroces remords, Fils de ma faute, Pourquoi si tard, oh Dieu ! Me déchirez-vous le cœur ? Pourquoi, voix funestes Qui aujourd'hui encore me réprimandez, Pourquoi maintenant je vous écoute Et que je ne vous ai pas écoutées avant ?
Authorship
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Guy Laffaille, (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.
Contact:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Temistocle
This text was added to the website: 2018-01-17
Line count: 18
Word count: 104