Torment and hope alike | Torment and hope alike

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by Carlo Goldoni (1707 - 1793)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Agitata in cor mi sento

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Agitata in cor mi sento  
dalla speme, e dal tormento.
Quel ch'io temo, quel ch'io spero
non arrivo a penetrar.
So che il cielo il cuor mi vede,
so che nota è la mia fede,
e dei numi il giusto impero
son costretta a venerar.

Text Authorship:

by Carlo Goldoni (1707 - 1793), appears in Buovo d'Antona [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 Tommaso Traetta (1727 - 1779), "Agitata in cor mi sento", 1758, first performed 1758. [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Torment and hope alike", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-15
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Word count: 45

Torment and hope alike

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Torment and hope alike
cause my heart the fiercest agitation.
What I fear, and what I hope,
I cannot possibly sort out.

I know that heaven sees my heart,
that my loyalty is plain for all to see.
I am moreover constrained to venerate
the just reign of the gods.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Carlo Goldoni (1707 - 1793), appears in Buovo d'Antona
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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 50