O notte, o dea del mistero (Niccolò Piccinni)
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- (Posted 2008-07-29) CPDL #17712:
- Contributor: David Newman (submitted 2008-07-29). Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 364 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Scanned score. Edition in E minor. Lyrics in Italian and English. English translation by Dr. Theodore Baker.
General Information
Title: O notte, o dea del mistero
Composer: Niccolò Piccinni
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Soprano solo
Genre: Secular, Art song
Language: Italian
Instruments: Piano
First published: 1885 in Anthology of Italian song, Book 1, no. 26
Description:
External websites:
- Parisotti's Anthology on Art Song Central
- Text and translations on Lied and Art Song Texts Page
Original text and translations
Italian text
O notte, o Dea del mistero,
Dolce compagna d’amor,
O notte, è in te sola ch’io spero!
Deh scaccia del giorno il fulgor.
O speme, crudel martiro,
O istante di gaudio e timor,
Io temo, io tremo, e desiro,
E d’amore sospira il mio cor.