Prière | À mon esprit plein de confusion

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by Giuseppe Giusti (1809 - 1850)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Preghiera

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Alla mente confusa
Di dubbio e di dolore
Soccorri, o mio Signore,
Col raggio della fé.

Sollevala dal peso
Che la declina al fango:
A te sospiro e piango,
Mi raccomando a te.

Sai che la vita mia
Si strugge appoco appoco,
Come la cera al foco,
Come la neve al sol.

All'anima che anela
Di ricovrarti in braccio
Rompi, Signore, il laccio
Che le impedisce il vol.
Signor, pietà!

Text Authorship:

by Giuseppe Giusti (1809 - 1850) [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 Juan Bautista Plaza (1898 - 1965), "Preghiera", 1925 [ soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Preghiera", 1880, published 1880 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Antonio Giuliano) , "Prayer", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Prière", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 17
Word count: 70

Prière

Language: French (Français) after the Italian (Italiano)

À mon esprit plein de confusion
Dans le doute et la douleur,
Apporte ton secours, ô mon Seigneur,
Par la lumière de la foi.

Soulève le poids
Qui le fait tomber dans la boue :
À toi j'envoie mes soupirs et mes larmes,
Je me confie à toi.

Tu sais que ma vie
Se consume peu à peu
Comme la cire sous la flamme,
Comme la neige au soleil.

De mon âme qui aspire
À trouver refuge dans tes bras,
Romps, Seigneur, le piège
Qui empêche son envol.
Seigneur, pitié !

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giuseppe Giusti (1809 - 1850)
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This text was added to the website: 2014-02-22
Line count: 17
Word count: 89