by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
Saggio guerriero antico
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Saggio guerriero antico mai non ferisce in fretta. Esamina il nemico; il suo vantaggio aspetta; né dal calor dell’ira mai trasportar si fa. Muove la destra, il piede, finge, s’avvanza e cede, fin che il momento arriva che vincitor lo fa.
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Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in Adriano in Siria [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 Caldara (1670 - 1736), "Saggio guerriero antico", 1732, first performed 1732, from opera Adriano in Siria [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768), "Saggio guerriero antico" [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ], from opera Adriano in Siria [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "A wise warrior, tempered by age", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-14
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