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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Se meritar potessi
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG POR
Se meritar potessi, 
Cara, gli affetti tuoi 
Sarei de' numi istessi 
Più fortunato, allor.

Ma sí felice sorte 
Per me non è serbata,
Quest' alma non è nata 
per sì felice amor.

Text 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 Domenico Bruni (1758 - 1821), "Se meritar potessi" [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "If I could earn", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Nathan Haskell Dole)
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Margarida Moreno) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sarah Goulart

This text was added to the website: 2011-09-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 32

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