Wenn ich dich trunkenen Auges beobachte, und lau

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by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)

Translation © by Linda Godry

Quand'io ti guardo con occhi ebbri, e...

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG GER

Quand'io ti guardo con occhi ebbri, e stanco
tu alfin sorridi, ma il tuo cor si frange;
quando ridendo tu mi stringi a 'l fianco,
ma in fondo a te grave un'angoscia piange;

un desiderio acuto di morire
m'assal con voluttà tranquilla e mesta:
vorrei porre la man su la tua testa
e te sempre adorare e benedire;

vorrei volare tra 'l baglior che scende
in pioggia d'oro su 'l deserto lito,
e per le nubi che 'l tramonto accende
dileguare con te ne l'infinito.

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Text Authorship:

by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938) [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 Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Quand'io ti guardo con occhi ebbri, e stanco", from Malinconia, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Linda Godry) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Linda Godry) , copyright © 2007, (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: 12
Word count: 85

Wenn ich dich trunkenen Auges beobachte,...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Wenn ich dich trunkenen Auges beobachte, und lau
du endlich lächelst, ach du wandelbares Herz;
wann   kehrst du zurück an meine Seite,
denn deinetwegen  leide ich tiefen Kummer.

Der heiße Wunsch zu sterben
Überkommt mich in ruhigem, innigem  Drang:
Will  dir die Hand auf den Kopf legen
Und dich auf immer verehren und segnen.

Will fliegen mit dem niederzuckenden Blitz
Im goldenen Regen über die Steinwüste,
und mit den Wolken, die der Wind unermüdlich
in alle Ewigkeit vor sich her treibt.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)
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This text was added to the website: 2007-01-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 81