Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.
It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.
To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at
If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.
Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.
Fra cento affanni e cento Palpito, tremo e sento Che freddo dalle vene Fugge il mio sangue al cor. Prevedo del mio bene II barbaro martiro, E la virtù sospiro, Che perde il genitor.
About the headline (FAQ)
Authorship:
- by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Artaserse [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 Domenico Cimarosa (1749 - 1801), "Fra cento affanni e cento", first performed 1784 [ oboes, bassoons, horns, soprano voice, strings ], from opera Artaserse [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Baldassare Galuppi (1706 - 1785), "Fra cento affanni e cento", 1749, first performed 1749 [ strings and soprano voice ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Carl Heinrich Graun (1704 - 1759), "Fra cento affanni e cento", GraunWV B:I:8, first performed 1743 [ strings and soprano voice ], from opera Artaserse [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Giovanni Adolfo Hasse (1699 - 1783), "Fra cento affanni e cento", first performed 1730 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Leonardo Leo (1694 - 1744), "Fra cento affanni e cento" [ strings and alto voice ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Fra cento affanni", K. 88 (1770) [ soprano, orchestra ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Leonardo Vinci (1690 - 1730), "Fra cento affanni e cento", HelN 78 no. 2 (1730), first performed 1730 [ strings, soprano voice, and continuo ], from opera Artaserse, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Par cent et cent soucis", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this text: John Versmoren , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2004-07-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 34
Par cent et cent soucis je palpite, je tremble et je sens que tout froid à travers mes veines mon sang reflue vers mon cœur. Je prévois de mon bienaimé le martyre barbare, et je pleure le courage que perd un père.
Authorship:
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
Contact:
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Artaserse
This text was added to the website: 2010-02-24
Line count: 8
Word count: 42