by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation Singable translation by Louis Charles Elson (1848 - 1920)
La desolazione
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Ritorna ch'io t'amo, mio primo sospir, Ritorna ch'io bramo vedertie morir. Nell' alba ridente mi la ci del di, tradita languente mi trovi cosi tradita languente mi lasci cosi, ah! Del pianto versato non chiedo mercè, l'affetto giurato non bramo da te: vederti vo glio vederti e morir, mio primo desio mio primo sospir ah! mio primo desio mio solo sospir.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Giuseppe Lillo (1814 - 1863), "La desolazione", published 1887 [voice and piano], Boston: White, Smith & Co., also set in English [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Louis Charles Elson (1848 - 1920) ; composed by Giuseppe Lillo.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-05-25
Line count: 10
Word count: 61
Desolation
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
I call, Love unto thee, for love thee I sigh Oh let me but view thee once more and then die The day doth awaken It brings no relief Betrayed and forsaken thoul't find me in grief Deserted forsaken thoul't find me in grief, ah! Though I am heart broken, Thy grace, I seek not, no vows need be spoken To be but forgot, to see thee is all, love To see thee and then die Then hear my sad call, Love Respond to my cry, ah!
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Louis Charles Elson (1848 - 1920) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Giuseppe Lillo (1814 - 1863), "Desolation", published 1887 [voice and piano], Boston: White, Smith & Co., also set in Italian (Italiano) [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-05-25
Line count: 11
Word count: 87