Ombre amene
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): CAT ENG ENG FRE
Ombre amene,
[Amiche]1 piante,
Il mio bene,
Il caro amante,
Chi mi dice ove n'andò?
Zeffiretto lusinghiero,
A lui vola [messaggiero]2,
Dì'che torni e [che]3 mi renda
Quella pace che non ho.
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Confirmed with Tutte le opere di Pietro Metastasio, Firenze, Tipografia Borghi e compagni 1832, page 572.
The text appears in L'Angelica, parte I, Aria di Licori.
1 Schubert (autograph): "Amichi"
2 Schubert (autograph): "mestaggiero"
3 omitted by Reichardt
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Franz Danzi (1763 - 1826), "Ombre amene amiche piante", op. 39 (Sechs Duette) no. 1, P 190 no. 1, published 1818 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with piano ], Offenbach [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani (1781 - 1829), "Ombre amene", op. 95 no. 1 [ voice and guitar or piano ], from Sei Ariette di Metastasio, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Luise Reichardt (1779 - 1826), "Ombre amene, amiche piante", op. 4 no. 1, from Sei Canzoni di Metastasio, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Antonio Salieri (1750 - 1825), "Ombre amene", 1803 [ voice and piano ], from Divertimenti vocali, no. 16, confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Ombre amene, amiche piante", D 990F (1816?), song exercise without accompaniment, realized by Reinhard van Hoorickx; privately printed by Reinhard van Hoorickx [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 32
Pleasant shades
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
Pleasant shades,
friendly trees,
my beloved,
my dear friend --
who can tell me where he went?
Flattering little breeze,
fly to him as a messenger --
say to return and to give me
that peace that I do not have.
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Translation of title "Ombre amene, amiche piante" = "Pleasant shades, friendly trees"
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Word count: 39