by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Alla riva del Tebro
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Alla riva del Tebro giovanetto vidd'io vago Pastore. Mandar tai voci fuore: "Saziati, o cruda Dea, Della mia acerba e rea," Ma dir non puote: "Morte," Ch'il duol l'ancise: Ahi! miserabil sorte!
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 16th century )  [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 Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525?6 - 1594), "Alla riva del Tebro" [ satb chorus a cappella ], madrigal [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921), "Alla riva del Tebro", c1860, published 1870 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 32