Se cerca, se dice
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Se cerca, se dice:
«L’amico dov’è?»
«L’amico infelice»
rispondi «morì».
Ah no sì gran duolo
non darle per me.
Rispondi ma solo:
«Piangendo partì».
Che abisso di pene!
Lasciare il suo bene!
Lasciarlo per sempre!
Lasciarlo così!
Text Authorship:
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 Caldara (1670 - 1736), "Se cerca, se dice", 1733, first performed 1733, from opera L'Olimpiade [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729 - 1774), "Se cerca, se dice", 1764, first performed 1764 [ 2 oboes, bassoon, strings, alto voice ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Giovanni Adolfo Hasse (1699 - 1783), "Se cerca, se dice", 1756, first performed 1756 [ 2 oboes, strings, soprano voice, and continuo ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Giovanni Paisiello (1740 - 1816), "Se cerca, se dice", R 1.70 (1785), first performed 1786 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "If she approaches, and asks,", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2018-05-12
Line count: 12
Word count: 37
If she approaches, and asks,
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
If she approaches, and asks,
"Where is my friend?"
Respond to her,
"Your friend died
in a state of sorrow."
Ah, no! Don't pain her so
on my account!
Rather, just say,
"He left here weeping."
An abyss of pain it is
to leave one's beloved.
To leave her forever!
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Text Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-11
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