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by Giovanni de Gamerra (1743 - 1803)

Ombra felice... Io ti lascio
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Arsace: 
Recitativo:
 Ombra felice! tornerò a rivederti.
 Apri i bei lumi, e consola,
 deh, almeno in questo istante
con un pietoso sguardo
 il fido amante.
 Porgimi la tua destra,
 un pegno estremo del tuo affetto
 mi dona.
 Ah, che la mia costanza
 or m'abbandona.
 Io ti lascio...

Aria:
 Io ti lascio, e questo addio
 se sia l'ultimo non so.
 Ah, chi sa, bell'idol mio,
 se mai più ti rivedrò.
 Vengo, oh ciel!
 vengo, deh lascia, oh ciel!
 deh lascia, oh pene!
 per te sol, mio ben, pavento.
 Il più barbaro tormento,
 giusti dei, chi mai provò,
 Vengo, oh ciel! deh lascia,
 oh pene, il più barbaro tormento,
 giusti dei, chi mai provò.

Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni de Gamerra (1743 - 1803) [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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Ombra felice... Io ti lascio", K. 255, written for the opera "Arsace" (Act II, Scena 8) by Michele Mortellari [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Happy shadows... I leave you", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ombre heureuse -- Je te quitte", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-25
Line count: 27
Word count: 112

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