by Giacomo Rossi (flourished 1710-1729)
Translation Singable translation by Nathan Haskell Dole (1852 - 1935)

Lascia ch'io pianga la cruda sorte
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  DAN FIN
Lascia ch'io pianga
mia cruda sorte,
E che sospiri la libertà!

Il duol infranga queste ritorte
de' miei martiri 
sol per pietà.

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

  • DAN Danish (Dansk) (Maryanna Morthensen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Nathan Haskell Dole)
  • ENG English [singable] (Harrison Millard)
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Laß mich mit Tränen mein Loos beklagen", first published 18-?


Research team for this page: Harry Joelson , Maryanna Morthensen

This text was added to the website: 2005-09-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 22

Sadly I languish
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Sadly I languish
'Neath fate's oppression,
Freedom bemoaning,
O'erwhelmed with pains.

O let my anguish
Wake sweet compassion,
Let grief atoning 
Strike off my chains.

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Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2019-11-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 25