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by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749 - 1838)

È amore un ladroncello
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
È amore un ladroncello,    
un serpentello è amor.
Ei toglie e dà la pace,
come gli piace, ai cor.
Per gli occhi al seno appena
un varco aprir si fa,
che l'anima incatena
e toglie libertà.
Porta dolcezza e gusto,
se tu lo lasci far;
ma t'empie di disgusto,
se tenti di pugnar.
Se nel tuo petto ei siede,
s'egli ti becca qui,
fa' tutto quel ch'ei chiede,
che anch'io farò così.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749 - 1838), 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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "È amore un ladroncello", K 588 no. 28, first performed 1790, from opera Così fan tutte, no. 28 [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 72

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