by Antonio Ottoboni (1646 - 1720)
Ah pensier, e perché voli
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Ah pensier, e perché voli Sù quel labro e sù quel seno À succhiar l’aspro veleno, Che mi giunge insino al cor? Nel gustarlo ti consoli, Mà t’accorgi troppo tardi, Che sol nettari bugiardi San produr d’Amore i fior.
Text Authorship:
- by Antonio Ottoboni (1646 - 1720) [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 Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757), "Ah pensier, e perché voli", published 1713, from the cantata Ah pensier, e perché voli, no. 1 [ sung text checked 1 time]
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