Selig ihr Blinden, die ihr nicht zu schauen

Translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Beati ciechi voi che non vedete

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Beati ciechi voi che non vedete
E che di donne non v'innamorate;
Beati sordi voi che no' intendete,
E i lagni degli amanti disprezzate:
Beati muti voi che non potete
Palesare la vostra volontate:
Beati morti voi che in terra siete,
L'amor non vi tormenta e riposate.

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Beati ciechi voi che non vedete", appears in Canti popolari inediti umbri, liguri, piceni, piemontesi, latini raccolti ed illustrati da Oreste Marcoaldi, Genova, R.I. de' Sordomuti, first published 1855 [author's text checked 1 time 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):

[ None yet in the database ]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914) , no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Latinisch, no. 26, first published 1860 ; composed by Hugo Wolf.

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 47

Selig ihr Blinden, die ihr nicht zu...

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Selig ihr Blinden, die ihr nicht zu schauen
Vermögt die Reize, die uns Glut entfachen;
Selig ihr Tauben, die ihr ohne Grauen
Die Klagen der Verliebten könnt verlachen;
Selig ihr Stummen, die ihr nicht den Frauen
Könnt eure Herzensnot verständlich machen;
Selig ihr Toten, die man hat begraben!
Ihr sollt vor Liebesqualen Ruhe haben.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 13.

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Latinisch, no. 26, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Beati ciechi voi che non vedete", appears in Canti popolari inediti umbri, liguri, piceni, piemontesi, latini raccolti ed illustrati da Oreste Marcoaldi, Genova, R.I. de' Sordomuti, first published 1855
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Selig ihr Blinden, die ihr nicht zu schauen", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "Blessed be you blind who cannot see", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 54