possibly by
Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio
Luci care, luci belle
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG FIN FRE
Luci care, luci belle
Cari lumi amate stelle
Date calma a questo core.
Se per voi sospiro e moro
Idol mio, mio bel tesoro
Forza e solo del Dio d'amore.
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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):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Romney) , "Dear lights", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Rakkaat silmät", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Jeremy Sagnier) , "Chers yeux", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2009-10-06
Line count: 6
Word count: 30
Dear lights
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
Dear lights, beautiful lights
Beloved lights, loving stars
That give peace to this heart.
If I sigh and suffer for you
My idol, my lovely treasure,
It is only from the force of love.
Authorship:
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2011 by Emily Romney, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2011-08-03
Line count: 6
Word count: 34