Do not weep | Do not weep

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by Giovanni de Gamerra (1743 - 1803)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Pupille amate

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Pupille amate    
non lagrimate
morir mi fate
pria di morir.

Quest'alma fida
a voi d'intorno
farà ritorno
sciolta in sospir.

Text Authorship:

by Giovanni de Gamerra (1743 - 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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Pupille amate", K 135 no. 21, from opera Lucio Silla, no. 21 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Do not weep", 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: 2018-05-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 20

Do not weep

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Do not weep, 
beloved eyes:
you cause my death
before it is decreed.

Whenever you should sigh,
think only that my liberated soul
shall faithfully return 
to comfort you.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni de Gamerra (1743 - 1803)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 29