Già la notte s'avvicina

Già la notte s'avvicina,
viene o Nice, amato bene,
della placida marina
le fresch' aure a respirar.

Non sa dir che sia diletto
chi non posa in queste arene
or che un lento zefiretto
dolcemente increspa il mar.

by Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782) [pseudonym] , no title, from Cantate, no. 3

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) , "Già la notte s'avvicina", WoO. 99 no. 4, from Mehrstimmige italienische Gesänge, no. 4.
by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868) , "La pesca", from Serati Musicali. [2 sop, pf]
by Isabella Colbran Rossini (1785-1845) , "Già la notte s'avvicina"

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  Twenty Six Italian Songs and Arias (J. G. Paton) [tismusic.com]
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