I shall soon see at work that consummate example (Foppa, set by (Gioacchino Antonio Rossini)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Giuseppe Maria Foppa (1760 - 1845)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Vedrò qual sommo incanto

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Available translation(s): ENG

Vedrò qual sommo incanto    
di femmina nel petto
rechi un novello affetto,
o un lusinghiero ardor.
(Bramo l'istante e il temo.)
Curioso è l'accidente...
(Ah che in pensarvi io fremo...)
Ti credo assai possente:
del tuo trionfo io stesso
sarò qui ammirator.
(Ah se per te m'accendo,
deh non tradirmi ancor.)

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by Giuseppe Maria Foppa (1760 - 1845) [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 Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (1792 - 1868), "Vedrò qual sommo incanto", 1812, first performed 1812, from the opera La scala di seta, no. 3. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "I shall soon see at work that consummate example", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-14
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Word count: 51

I shall soon see at work that consummate example

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

I shall soon see at work
that consummate example of female charm,
and I hope to see her bear 
a new affection, seductive ardor.
(I long for this moment, though I fear it.)
This coincidence is certainly curious.
(In thinking about you, I tremble...)
I certainly believe you to be effective:
I shall myself admire your triumph.
(Please do not betray me, Love,
if it is through you that I am inflamed.)

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giuseppe Maria Foppa (1760 - 1845)

This text was added to the website: 2018-05-15
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Word count: 72