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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Pur dicesti, o bocca bella

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG GER POR SPA

Pur dicesti, o bocca bella,
Quel soave e caro sì,
Che fatutto il mio piacer.

Per onor di sua facella
Con un bacio Amor t'aprì,
Dolce fonte del goder, ah!

Notes (provided by Laura Prichard): The source for this song is Manuscript D. 3172, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. The inside cover of this large collection is enscribed 32 Arias by Sigr. Anto. Lotti, (in English) and all of the contents probably come from diverse opere serie (although the specific operas are not indicated). The word "facella" means literally "torch", and figuratively “reputation" in both the Venetian dialect of Italian ("fiacolla") and in the Venetian language ("fiàmoƚa")

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Lotti (1667 - 1740), "Pur dicesti, o bocca bella" [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Surely you have said it", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Du sagtest doch, du schöner Mund", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Assim disseste, ó boca bela", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Diego S. Loyola) , "Sin embargo dijiste", copyright © 2003, (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: 6
Word count: 30

Surely you have said it

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Surely you have said it,
o sweetest of mouths,
that softest and dearest "yes"
that forms all of my pleasure!

Love has opened you with a kiss,
Sweet fount of bliss,
to illuminate his name with honor.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-02
Line count: 7
Word count: 37