What a fierce moment | What a fierce moment

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by Raniero de' Calzabigi (1714 - 1795)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Che fiero momento

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Che fiero momento,
Che barbara sorte,
Passar dalla morte
A tanto dolor!

Avvezzo al contento
D'un placido obblio,
Fra queste tempeste
Si per de il mio cor.
Io vacillo, io tremo.

Che fiero momento,
Che barbara sorte,
Passar dalla morte
A tanto dolor!

Text Authorship:

by Raniero de' Calzabigi (1714 - 1795) [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 Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714 - 1787), "Che fiero momento" [ soprano and orchestra or piano ], from opera Orfeo ed Euridice, no. 41, Act III [sung text checked 1 time]

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Word count: 43

What a fierce moment

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

What a fierce moment,
What a barbaric fate,
To go from death
To such pain!

Accustomed to the contentment
Of peaceful oblivion,
Among these storms
My heart is lost.
I falter, I tremble.

What a fierce moment,
What a barbaric fate,
To go from death
To such pain!

Text Authorship:

Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2023 by Emily Ezust
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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-10
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Word count: 48