by Giacomo Cassetti (1682 - 1757)
Veni, veni
Language: Latin
Veni, veni, me sequere fida Abra amata, sponso orbata. Turtur gemo ac spiro in te. Dirae sortis tu socia confida debellata sorte ingrata, sociam laetae habebis me.
Text Authorship:
- by Giacomo Cassetti (1682 - 1757) [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), "Veni, veni", RV. 644 (1716), first performed 1716, from the oratorio Juditha triumphans devicta Holofernis barbarie [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Sergio Leone
This text was added to the website: 2004-08-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 27