Lasciami! Lascia ch'io respiri, lascia

Lasciami! Lascia ch'io respiri, lascia
ch'io mi sollevi! Ho il gelo nelle vene.
Ho tremato. Ho nel cor non so che ambascia...
Ahimè, Signore, è il giorno! Il giorno viene!

Ch'io non lo veda! Premi la tua bocca
su' miei cigli, il tuo cuore sul mio cuore!
Tutta l'erba s'insànguina d'amore.
La vita se ne va, quando trabocca.

Trafitta muoio, e non dalla tua spada.
Mi si vuota il mio petto, e senza schianto.
Non è sangue? Ahi, Signore, è la rugiada!
L'alba piange su me tutto il suo pianto.

Translation(s): FRE

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• by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938) [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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• by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Lasciami! Lascia ch'io respiri, lascia", alternate title: "Lasciami! Lascia ch'io respiri, lascia", 1907, from Quattro canzoni d'Amaranta, no. 1. [ sung text verified 1 time]

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• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Laisse‑moi ! Laisse‑moi respirer,...

Laisse-moi ! Laisse-moi respirer, laisse-moi
me remettre ! Je suis glacée dans mes veines.
Je tremble. Dans le cœur j'ai je ne sais quelle angoisse...
Hélas, Seigneur, c'est le jour ! Le jour arrive !

Que je ne le vois pas ! Presse ta bouche
Sur mes cils, ton cœur sur le mien !
Toute l'herbe est ensanglantée d'amour,
La vie s'en va quand il déborde.

Transpercée, je meurs, pas par ton épée,
Ma poitrine se vide, et sans blessure.
Ce n'est pas du sang ? Ah, Seigneur, c'est la rosée !
L'aube pleure sur moi toutes ses larmes.

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• a text in Italian (Italiano) by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Francesco Paolo Tosti. Go to the text.

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