by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
O quanto mai son belle
Language: Italian (Italiano)
O quanto mai son belle le prime in due pupille amabili scintille d'amore e di pietà! Tutta s'appaga in quelle un' innocente brama: Non v' è chi ben ama maggior felicità.
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Confirmed with Opere del signor Ab. Pietro Metastasio, Bd. 10, Venezia, 1795.
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in L'Eroe cinese [author's text checked 1 time 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 August Ferdinand Häser (1779 - 1844), "Il primo amore", also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by August Ferdinand Häser.
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2025-09-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 31
Die erste Liebe
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)
Wie könnt ihr doch entzücken, in zwei geliebten Augen, ihr ersten holden Funken der Lieb' und Zärtlichkeit! Es schwelgt in solchen Blicken ein schuldlos reines Streben, denn wahrer Liebe geben sie höchste Seligkeit.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, no title, appears in L'Eroe cinese
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by August Ferdinand Häser (1779 - 1844), "Die erste Liebe", also set in Italian (Italiano) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2025-09-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 33