Il bianco e dolce cigno
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): DUT ENG
Il bianco e dolce cigno
cantando more, ed io
piangendo, giung' al fin del viver mio.
Stran' e diversa sorte,
ch'ei more sconsolato,
Ed io moro beato.
Morte che nel morire
M'empie di gioia tutt' e di desire;
Se nel morir' altro dolor non sento,
Di mille mort' il di sarei contendo.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Tinelot Wittermans) , "De witte en lieflijke zwaan", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Tinelot Wittermans) , "The white and lovely swan", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anton Gatscha) , "Der weiße, stille Schwan"
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The white and lovely swan
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
The white and lovely swan
dies singing, and crying
I reach the end of my life.
Strange is it
that the swan dies without comfort
And that I die joyfully.
A death that fulfills me
With happiness and longing
Because I don't feel other misery (when I die)
I would be happy to die a thousand deaths a day.
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Word count: 59