Piccinni – O notte, o dea del mistero

Song Information

Title: O notte, o dea del mistero

Music: Niccolò Piccinni (1728-1800)

Text: Authorship Unknown

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Song 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.

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