Amore è arrivato da paesi lontani | Amore è arrivato da paesi lontani

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by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Liebe kam aus fernen Landen

Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA LIT TUR

Liebe kam aus fernen Landen
Und kein Wesen folgte ihr,
Und die Göttin winkte mir,
Schlang mich ein mit süßen Banden.

Da begann ich Schmerz zu fühlen,
Tränen dämmerten den Blick:
Ach! was ist der Liebe Glück,
Klagt' ich, wozu dieses Spielen?

Keinen hab' ich weit gefunden,
Sagte lieblich die Gestalt,
Fühle du nun die Gewalt,
Die die Herzen sonst gebunden.

Alle meine Wünsche flogen
In der Lüfte blauen Raum,
Ruhm schien mir ein Morgentraum,
Nur ein Klang der Meereswogen.

Ach! wer löst nun meine Ketten?
Denn gefesselt ist der Arm,
Mich umfleucht der Sorgen Schwarm;
Keiner, keiner will mich retten?

Darf ich in den Spiegel schauen,
Den die Hoffnung vor mir hält?
Ach, wie trügend ist die Welt!
Nein, ich kann ihr nicht vertrauen.

O, und dennoch laß nicht wanken,
Was dir nur noch Stärke gibt,
Wenn die Einz'ge dich nicht liebt,
Bleib nur bittrer Tod dem Kranken.

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Text Authorship:

by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence, no. 5, chapter heading: "Wie der Ritter der schönen Magelone Botschaft sandte" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897), "Liebe kam aus fernen Landen", op. 33 no. 4 (1861-65), published 1865 [ voice and piano ], from Die schöne Magelone. Romanzen aus L. Tiecks Magelone, no. 4, Winterthur, Rieter-Biedermann [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L’amor arribà d’un país llunyà", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Liefde kwam uit verre landen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The goddess Love came from a far-off land", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Amore è arrivato da paesi lontani", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Meilė iš toli atėjo", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
TUR Turkish (Türkçe) (Gül Sabar) , copyright © 2016, (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.
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Word count: 149

Amore è arrivato da paesi lontani

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

Amore è arrivato da paesi lontani,
e nessuno gli veniva dietro,
e la dea mi fece un cenno,
avvincendomi  con dolci legami.
 
Allora il dolore iniziò a farsi sentire,
e le lacrime mi offuscarono gli occhi:
Ah,lamentavo, perché questo gioco
cosa sono le gioie d'amore?
 
Fino ad ora nessuno ho incontrato,
disse l'immagine con fare soave,
senti ora tu stesso la forza
che due cuori altre volte ha legato.
 
Ogni mio desiderio prese a volare
Nello spazio azzurro dell'aria
E la fama mi parve un fragile sogno
Solo un suono di onde di mare.
 
Ah! Chi può adesso le mie catene spezzare?
Ché mi trovo col braccio legato
Circondato da uno sciame di angosce;
C'è qualcuno che mi vorrà aiutare?
 
Potrò forse guardare nello specchio,
Che speranza mi tiene davanti?
Ah, come il mondo è pieno d'inganni!
No, non posso fidarmi di certo.
 
Tuttavia fa' che non sia indebolito
Ciò che solo adesso dà forza,
Se lei, l'unica, non dovesse più amarti
Morte amara resta solo al malato.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773 - 1853), no title, appears in Liebesgeschichte der schönen Magelone und des Grafen Peter von Provence, no. 5, chapter heading: "Wie der Ritter der schönen Magelone Botschaft sandte"
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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-04
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Word count: 168