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by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749 - 1838)

Donne mie, la fate a tanti
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Donne mie, la fate a tanti,    
che, se il ver vi deggio dir,
se si lagnano gli amanti,
li comincio a compatir.
Io vo' bene al sesso vostro,
lo sapete, ognun lo sa:
ogni giorno ve lo mostro,
vi do segno d'amistà;
ma quel farla a tanti e tanti
m'avvilisce, in verità.
Mille volte il brando presi
per salvar il vostro onor,
mille volte vi difesi
co' la bocca e più col cor;
ma quel farla a tanti e tanti
è un vizietto seccator.
Siete vaghe, siete amabili,
più tesori il ciel vi diè,
e le grazie vi circondano
dalla testa sino ai piè;
ma la fate a tanti e tanti,
che credibile non è.
Ma la fate a tanti e tanti,
che, se gridano gli amanti,
hanno certo un gran perché.

Text Authorship:

  • by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749 - 1838) [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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Donne mie, la fate a tanti", K 588 no. 26, first performed 1790, from opera Così fan tutte, no. 26 [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-18
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Word count: 132

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