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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Primo amore piacer del ciel

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Primo amore, piacer del ciel! 
penetrasti il mio cor.
Io trovai l'amata, deh! 
Ma di più non è per me.

Scherza un altro coll'amore; 
quando amata l'abbandona,
cercasi un nuovo amore 
e deride ognuna fede.

Non conosce il vero amore, 
chi non sente un gran dolore,
quando l'idolo del core
fugge in braccio d'un altro amante.
 
Ma se il dardo trapuntava 
gl'ambi cuori degli amanti;
e poi viene divisione, 
or sola morte consola,
quando poi viene divisione,
or sola morte, morte deh' pur consola.

Tal amor, piacer del ciel,
penetrava il mio cor.
Io trovai la cara, deh!
Ma di più non è per me.

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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), "Primo amore piacer del ciel", WoO. 92. [soprano and orchestra] [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "First love, joy of heaven", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Premier amour, joie du ciel", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-09-22
Line count: 22
Word count: 105

Premier amour, joie du ciel

Language: French (Français) after the Italian (Italiano)

Premier amour, joie du ciel,
Tu as pénétré mon cœur.
J'ai trouvé ma bien-aimée, ah !
Mais elle n'est plus mienne.

Un autre joue avec mon amour ;
Quand ta bien-aimée t'abandonne,
Cherche-toi un nouvel amour
Et moque-toi de la fidélité.

Il ne connaît pas le véritable amour
Celui qui ne ressent pas une grande douleur
Quand l'idole de son cœur
S'enfuit dans les bras d'un autre amant.

Mais si la flèche pique
Le cœur des deux amants
Et qu'ensuite arrive la discorde
Alors seule la mort console,
Quand ensuite vient la discorde,
Alors seule la mort, la mort, hélas, console vraiment.

un tel amour, joie du ciel,
A pénétré mon cœur,
J'ai trouve ma chère, hélas !
Mais elle n'est plus mienne.

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2018-11-20
Line count: 22
Word count: 120