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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Sebben, crudele

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG GER POR

Sebben, crudele, 
Mi fai languir,
Sempre fedele
Ti voglio amar.

Con la lunghezza
Del mio servir
La tua fierezza
Saprò stancar.

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 Antonio Caldara (1670 - 1736), "Sebben, crudele", 1710, first performed 1710, from the opera La costanza in amor vince l'inganno [ sung text verified 1 time]
by Scott Gendel (b. 1977), "Sebben, crudele", 2002-2013 [voice and piano], from Italian Art Songs & Arias, Reimagined, no. 4. [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Although, cruel love", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Obgleich, Grausamer", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Ainda que, cruel", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 21

Obgleich, Grausamer

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

 Obgleich, Grausamer
 du mich schmachten lässt,
 will ich dich immer
 treu lieben.

 Mit der Langmut
 meines Dienens
 weiß ich
 deinen Stolz zu brechen.

Text Authorship:

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2004-05-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 24