by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)
Nasconde l'usignolo
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Nasconde l'usignolo in alti rami il nido al serpe e al cacciator, ma il volo spesso e fido dove lo porta amor che il può tradir non sa. Lontana sì, ma in pene, quest'alma dal suo bene più l'arte ingannerà.
Authorship:
- by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765) [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 Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759), "Nasconde l'usignolo", HWV 42 no. 12 (1740), first performed 1741 [ violins, soprano voice, and continuo ], from opera Deidamia, no. 12 [sung text checked 1 time]
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