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Sgombra, o gentil, dall'ansia Mente i terresti ardori; Leva all'Eterno un candido Pensier d'offerta, e muori: Fuor della vita è il termine Del lungo tuo martir.
Authorship
- by Alessandro Manzoni (1785 - 1873) [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 Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), "Sgombra, o gentil" [ sung text verified 1 time]
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "O gentle one, remove from your mind", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2005-09-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 26
O gentle one, remove from your mind the earthly passions brought about by anxiety; Raise unto the Eternal an earnest offering in your thoughts, and die at peace, for far from this life is where your long sufferings will at last have an end.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2018 by Andrew Schneider, (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.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Alessandro Manzoni (1785 - 1873)
This text was added to the website: 2018-06-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 44