Si soffre una tiranna
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Si soffre una tiranna
Lo so per prova anch'io,
Ma un'infedele, oh Dio,
No, non si può soffrir.
Ah se il mio ben m’inganna,
se già cambiò pensiero,
pria ch’io ne sappia il vero
fatemi o dei morir.
G. Donizetti sets stanza 1
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Danzi (1763 - 1826), "Si soffre una tiranna", op. 16, Heft 2 no. 5, P 192 no. 5, published 1803 [ chorus and piano ], Leipzig [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), "Si soffre una tiranna", stanza 1 [ duet ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Giovanni Adolfo Hasse (1699 - 1783), "Si soffre una tiranna", 1761, first performed 1761 [ strings, alto voice, and continuo ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "One can suffer a cruel woman", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 38
One can suffer a cruel woman
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
One can suffer a cruel woman;
I know that through experience.
But, O God, an unfaithful one
is not to be borne.
Ah, if my love deceives me,
if she has already changed her mind,
first, help me learn the truth
about it, or you must die.
Authorship:
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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-19
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Word count: 47