If you desire our love | If you desire our love

Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.

It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.

To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at licenses@email.lieder.example.net

If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.

Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.

by Giovanni Battista Casti (1724 - 1803)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Se voi bramate

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Se voi bramate  
il nostro amore,
l'arte imparate
di farvi amar.
I vezzi teneri,
i dolci modi,
il tratto amabile
sono quei nodi
che il cor ci possono
incatenar.
Col ruvido impero,
coll'aspra favella,
col ciglio severo,
di giovine bella
invan pretendete
l'affetto acquistar.
Se ancor non l'intende
tu meglio, o Sandrino,
a quel babbuino
la scuola puoi far.

Text Authorship:

by Giovanni Battista Casti (1724 - 1803) [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 Giovanni Paisiello (1740 - 1816), "Se voi bramate", 1784, first performed 1784, from opera Il re Teodoro in Venezia, no. 14 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "If you desire our love", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-06-05
Line count: 20
Word count: 59

If you desire our love

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

If you desire our love,
learn the art of making yourself loved.
Tender caresses,
sweet nothings,
graceful features
are the knots that can bind us.
Rough commands,
sharp-tongued speeches,
harsh gazes:
in vain with these do you seek
a young woman's affections.
Sandrino, if he still doesn't understand,
you can best teach this baboon
the lesson he needs.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2018 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Casti (1724 - 1803)
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2018-06-05
Line count: 14
Word count: 58