by Giovanni Battista Lorenzi (1721 - 1807)
De cavaliere arrante
Language: Italian - Neapolitan (dialect)
De cavaliere arrante ne truove ogne tantillo, ch'anno co li contante nnemmico lo vorzillo, e po co la sciù scigna veneno a taffia'. Ma si le lasse niente: 'mbrogliate 'nfra la ggente, lo cavaliere sbigna: madamma se l'affuffa, e co na bella truffa te lasseno a canta'.
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- by Giovanni Battista Lorenzi (1721 - 1807), no title [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 Giovanni Paisiello (1740 - 1816), "De cavaliere arrante", R 1.21 (1769), first performed 1769, from opera Don Chisciotte della Mancia [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-15
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