Chi mai di questo core
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG FIN FRE GER
Chi mai di questo core
Saprà le vie secrete,
Se voi non le sapete,
[Begli occhi]1 del mio ben?
Voi che dal primo istante,
Quando divenni amante,
Il mio nascosto [amore]2
Mi conosceste in sen.
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Confirmed with Poesie del Signor Abbate Pietro Metastasio. Poeta e Bibliotecario Cesareo, Tomo Sesto. Londra, 1774, pages 351-352.
1 Donizetti: "Begl'occhi"
2 Donizetti: "foco"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Chi mai di questo core", WoO 99 no. 7 (1801-2) [ STB chorus a cappella ], from Mehrstimmige italienische Gesänge, no. 7, note: this was formerly number 2 in the set [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Danzi (1763 - 1826), "Chi mai di questo core", op. 40 (12 Canzonette Italiane) no. 3, P 184 no. 3, published 1813 [ voice and piano ], Munich: Falter et Figlio [sung text not yet checked]
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- ENG English (Luk Laerenbergh) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 35
Who shall ever know
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
Who shall ever know
The secret ways of this heart,
If you do not know them,
Beautiful eyes of my love?
You, who from the first moment,
When I became your lover,
Knew the fire hidden
In my heart?
About the headline (FAQ)
Translation of title "Chi mai di questo core" = "Who shall ever know"
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Line count: 8
Word count: 39