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by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)

La lontananza
 (Sung text for setting by J. Netzer)
 See original
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Solitario Bosco ombroso
  A te viene afflitto Cor
Per trovar qualche riposo
  Nel silenzio e nell' orror.

Ogni Oggetto ch'altrui piace,
  Per me lieto più non è:
Ho perduto la mia pace,
  Son' io stesso in odio a me.

La mia Fille, il mio bel Foco,
  Dite o Piante, è forse quì?
Ahi la cerco in ogni loco,
  E pur so ch' Ella partì.

Quante volte o fronde amate
  La vostr' ombra ne coprì!
Corso d'ore sì beate
  Quanto rapido fuggì!

Dite almeno amiche fronde,
  Se'l mio Ben più rivedrò? 
Ahi che l' Eco mi risponde,
  E mi par che dica, No. 

Sento un dolce mormorio, 
  Un sospir forse sarà: 
Un sospir dell' Idol mio, 
  Che mi dice, tornerà. 

Ahi ch è il suon del Rio che frange 
  Tra quei sassi il fresco umor,
E non mormora, ma piange 
  Per pietà del mio dolor. 

 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph Netzer (1808 - 1864), "La lontananza", stanzas 1-7 [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

  • by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765), "Canzonetta II"

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-11-04
Line count: 32
Word count: 168

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