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by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749 - 1838)

Chi sà, chi sà, qual sia
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE
Chi sa, chi sa, qual sia
l'affanno del mio bene,
se sdegno, gelosia,
timor, sospetto, amor.
Voi che sapete, o Dei,
I puri affetti miei,
Voi questo dubbio amaro
Toglietemi dal cor.

Text Authorship:

  • by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749 - 1838) [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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Chi sà, chi sà, qual sia", K. 582 (1789). [soprano, orchestra] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Qui sait, qui sait", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website: 2004-07-12
Line count: 8
Word count: 32

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