If amidst green fronds | If amidst green fronds

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by Antonio Maria Luchini (c1690 - 1730?)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Se si nasconde

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Se si nasconde  
tra verdi fronde
benché bambina
serpe insidiosa,
men velenosa
ella non è.

Nel pargoletto
tuo dolce oggetto
di quella serpe
temer si de'.

Text Authorship:

by Antonio Maria Luchini (c1690 - 1730?) [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), "Se si nasconde", RV 711 (1727), first performed 1727, from the opera Farnace [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "If amidst green fronds", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-05-21
Line count: 10
Word count: 26

If amidst green fronds

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

If amidst green fronds,
an insidious serpent should hide,
though she be young,
she is no less venomous.

In your offspring,
though you should find him sweet,
one must fear such a serpent.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Antonio Maria Luchini (c1690 - 1730?)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-01
Line count: 7
Word count: 33