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by Francesco Maria Paglia ( flourished 1696 )

Translation © by Garrett Medlock

Col dire a me così

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Col dire a me così
fai torto alla beltà
ch’ogn’or s’accresce in te.

Infino a questo dì
la prima libertà
no[n] so se che cos’è
perché, tu sai perché.

Text Authorship:

by Francesco Maria Paglia ( flourished 1696 ) [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 Alessandro Scarlatti (1659 - 1725), "Col dire a me così", 1697, first performed 1697 [ soprano and basso continuo ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Speaking to my thusly", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2020-04-14
Line count: 7
Word count: 29

Speaking to my thusly

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Speaking to me thusly
you do [an] injustice to beauty
which every hour grows in you.

Until today
the first liberty
I [did] not know what it is,
because - you know why.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Francesco Maria Paglia ( flourished 1696 )
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This text was added to the website: 2020-04-14
Line count: 7
Word count: 32