Go happy river, go proudly to the sea!

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

Translation © by Thomas A. Gregg

Vanne felice rio, vanne superbo al mar!

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG ENG

Vanne felice rio, vanne superbo al mar!
Ah potess'io cangiar teco mia sorte!
Or or tu bagnerai quei vezzosetti rai
Che volgon la mia vita e la mia morte.

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Text Authorship:

by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio [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 Luise Reichardt (1779 - 1826), "Poesia", alternate title: "Vanne felice rio" [ voice and piano ] [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Thomas A. Gregg) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 29

Go happy river, go proudly to the sea!

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Go happy river, go proudly to the sea!
Oh, could I change my fate with yours!
Soon you will bathe those charming eyes
That envelope my life and my death.

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Translations of titles
"Poesia" = "Poem"
"Vanne felice rio" = "Go happy river"

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
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This text was added to the website: 2007-11-07
Line count: 4
Word count: 30