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by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Perchè mai, ben mio, perchè
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Perchè mai, ben mio, perchè, 
quando son vicino a te 
palpitando il cor mi va?

Text Authorship:

  • by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio [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 Giuseppe Marco Maria Felice Blangini (1781 - 1841), "Perchè mai, ben mio, perchè" [ voice and piano or harp ], from 12 nouveaux nocturnes italiens avec traduction française et accompagnement de piano ou harpe, no. 7, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Giuseppe Marco Maria Felice Blangini.
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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2022-02-17
Line count: 3
Word count: 15

Dites‑moi, je vous en prie
Language: French (Français)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Dites-moi, je vous en prie,
par quel charme séducteur,
près de vous, ô mon amie,
je sens palpiter mon cœur !

Note: the additional line in French is due to a repetition in the original text.


Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
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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 Giuseppe Marco Maria Felice Blangini (1781 - 1841), "Dites-moi, je vous en prie" [ voice and piano or harp ], from 12 nouveaux nocturnes italiens avec traduction française et accompagnement de piano ou harpe, no. 7, also set in Italian (Italiano) [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2022-02-17
Line count: 4
Word count: 20

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