With palms and laurels (Zeno, set by (Antonio Vivaldi)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Con palme ed allori

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Available translation(s): ENG

Con palme ed allori  
t'invita la gloria,
con serti di fiori
t'alletta l'amor.

Ma, povero amante,
con doppia vittoria
invano tu speri
dar pace al tuo cor.

Authorship

by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750) [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 Vivaldi (1678 - 1741), "Con palme ed allori", RV 736 (1719), first performed 1719, from the opera Teuzzone [ sung text checked 1 time]

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "With palms and laurels", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-25
Line count: 8
Word count: 27

With palms and laurels

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

With palms and laurels
glory invites you,
and love entices you
with floral garlands.

But, wretched lover,
in vain do you hope
that this double victory
will pacify your heart.

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Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2018 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Apostolo Zeno (1669 - 1750)

This text was added to the website: 2018-08-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 30