A change in temperament | A change in temperament

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by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio

Translation © by Luk Laerenbergh

Che cangi tempra

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Che cangi tempra
Mai più non spero
Quel cor macchiato
D'infedeltà.

Io dirò sempre
Nel mio pensiero:
"Che m'ha ingannato
M'ingannerà."

Text Authorship:

by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Strofe per musica: da cantarsi a canone [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 Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), "Che cangi tempra", from Sei arie, no. 6. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Luk Laerenbergh) , "A change in temperament", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Luk Laerenbergh , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 21

A change in temperament

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

A change in temperament
I no longer hope for
In this heart stained
With unfaithfulness.

I shall always say
In my thoughts:
"Who has betrayed me
Will betray me again."

Text Authorship:

Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © by Luk Laerenbergh, (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 Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Strofe per musica: da cantarsi a canone
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 30