But do thy worst to steal thyself away
Language: English
But do thy worst to steal thyself away,
For term of life thou art assured mine;
And life no longer than thy love will stay,
For it depends upon that love of thine.
Then need I not to fear the worst of wrongs,
When in the least of them my life hath end.
I see a better state to me belongs
Than that which on thy humour doth depend:
Thou canst not vex me with inconstant mind,
Since that my life on thy revolt doth lie.
O! what a happy title do I find,
Happy to have thy love, happy to die!
But what's so blessed-fair that fears no blot?
Thou mayst be false, and yet I know it not.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Nikolay Vasilyevich Gerbel (1827 - 1883) , no title ; composed by Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 120
Ma pure se farai del tuo peggio, per...
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the English
Ma pure se farai del tuo peggio, per sfuggire,
tu mi appartieni per l’intera mia vita
che non durerà più a lungo del tuo amore
perché quella a questo è totalmente legata.
Perciò non ho da temere da te torto peggiore,
se il più piccolo basta a togliermi la vita,
e vedo che mi appartiene una sorte migliore
di quella che a ogni tuo capriccio è legata.
Non puoi tormentarmi, infatti, con mutamenti di umore
perché, per questo mutare, sepolta sarebbe la mia vita.
Oh! Che doppio titolo alla felicità mi è dato possedere,
felice del tuo amore, felice di morire!
Ma tutto ciò che è bello e benedetto può essere macchiato,
Tu potresti tradirmi, e io averlo ignorato.
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- Translation from English to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2025 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-16
Line count: 14
Word count: 119
