by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Semplicetto! A donna credi?
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Semplicetto! A donna credi? Se la vedi, che ti mira, che sospira, pensa e di': ingannar potrebbe ancor. Quei sospiri lusinghieri, quelli sguardi a volger tardi, menzogneri fa così, senza amar, mostrare amor.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Semplicetto! A donna credi?", HWV 35 no. 11 (1735), first performed 1735, from opera Alcina, no. 11 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Simpleton! You believe women?", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2019-11-17
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