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Come suol la navicella tra le Sirti e la procella sospirar l'amato lido, tal si lagna il tuo bel cor. Gran nocchiero è il dio di Gnido, ma nel mare della speme a fugar l'aure serene move i nembi reo timor.
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- by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750) [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), "Come suol la navicella", 1719, first performed 1719, from the opera Teuzzone [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "As the skiff is wont to do", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-04-30
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Word count: 41
As the skiff is wont to sigh for the long-awaited shore, as it navigates 'twixt perilous coasts and storm-waves, so your heart makes its complaints known. The god of Knidos is a great captain, to be sure, but base fear drives threatening clouds to drive away serene breezes within the sea of hope.
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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 Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)
This text was added to the website: 2018-06-17
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