I am a father, and I would not be one (Trapassi) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Io son padre e nol sarei

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Available translation(s): ENG

Io son padre e nol sarei,
se lasciassi a’ figli miei
un esempio di viltà.
 
Come ogn’altro ho core in petto;
ma vassallo è in me l’affetto;
ma tiranno in voi si fa.

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by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Attilio Regolo [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "I am a father, and I would not be one", 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: 2018-06-11
Line count: 6
Word count: 33

I am a father, and I would not be one

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

I am a father, and I would not be one
if for my children I left behind
a reputation for cowardice.

I have a heart, as do others,
but love is my vassal;
however, in you it has usurped
tyrannical power.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Attilio Regolo

This text was added to the website: 2018-06-21
Line count: 7
Word count: 41