Un cierto no sé qué | Un cierto no sé qué

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by Sebastiano Biancardi (1679 - 1741), as Domenico Lalli

Translation © by Diego S. Loyola

Un certo non so che

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE SPA

Un certo non so che
Mi giunge e passa il cor,
E pur dolor, non è.

Se questo fosse amor?
Nel suo vorace ardor,
Già posi incauta,
Posi il piè!

Text Authorship:

by Sebastiano Biancardi (1679 - 1741), as Domenico Lalli, written 1716 [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), "Un certo non so che", RV 700, first performed 1716 [strings and soprano voice], from the opera Arsilda, regina di Ponto [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Barbara Miller) (Lorenzo Prelli) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Philippe Lebourg) , "Un certain je-ne-sais-quoi", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Diego S. Loyola) , "Un cierto no sé qué", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 7
Word count: 30

Un cierto no sé qué

Language: Spanish (Español) after the Italian (Italiano)

 Un cierto no sé qué
 me llega y atraviesa el corazón,
 y por dolor no es.
 ¿Y si esto fuera amor?
 En su voraz ardor
 ya puse incautamente,
 puse el pie!

Text Authorship:

Translation from Italian (Italiano) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2003 by Diego S. Loyola, (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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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Sebastiano Biancardi (1679 - 1741), as Domenico Lalli, written 1716
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This text was added to the website: 2004-03-26
Line count: 7
Word count: 32