When I wish, with a glance

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by Giacomo Francesco Bussani (flourished 1673-1680)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Quando voglio, con un vezzo

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Quando voglio, con un vezzo  
so piagar, chi mi rimira.
Ed al brio d'un mio disprezzo
ha un gran cor, chi non sospira.
Quando voglio, con un vezzo
so piagar, chi mi rimira.
Quando voglio, con un riso
saettar so, chi mi guarda.
Ed al moto del mio viso
non v'è seno, che non arda.
Quando voglio, con un riso
saettar so, chi mi guarda.

Text Authorship:

by Giacomo Francesco Bussani (flourished 1673-1680) [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 Antonio Sartorio (1630 - 1680), "Quando voglio, con un vezzo", 1676, first performed 1676. [2 violins, soprano voice, and continuo] [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 65

When I wish, with a glance

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

When I wish, with a glance,
I can wound all who gaze upon me.
It takes a person with a truly strong heart
to not sigh at the vigor of my contempt.

Whenever I wish, with a smile,
I can strike down anyone who looks upon me.
And the slightest motion of my face,
there is no breast that does not burn.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giacomo Francesco Bussani (flourished 1673-1680)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-07-28
Line count: 8
Word count: 62