To you | Oh! How very much I love you!

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by Luigi Illica (1857 - 1919) and by Giuseppe Giacosa (1847 - 1906)

Translation © by Anne Evans

A te

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Oh! Quant'io t'amo!
In me forte e il desio!
Forte e il desio
di farti palpitarto Forte
di stringerti al cuor mio.

Da te cosi lontano
Io soffro , io soffro assai
He pace io trovo mai
perche troppo e l'amor

O mia vittoria,  o mio tesoro
O  ben   mio, o mio sol pensiero
E dammi un bacio e il mondo intiero
e mi farai tutto obliar

O mio vittoria, o mio tesor sara
O bene mio o mio sol pensiero
E dammi un bacio e  il mondo intiero
e mi farai tosto obbliar.

Text Authorship:

by Luigi Illica (1857 - 1919) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Giuseppe Giacosa (1847 - 1906) [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 Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924), "A te", from the opera [selections] Tosca [
text verified 1 time
]

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

ENG English (Anne Evans) , title 1: "To you", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Anne Evans

This text was added to the website: 2006-10-17
Line count: 17
Word count: 94

To you

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Oh! How very much I love you!
How strong is the desire in me!
How strong is the desire                                                  
to fill you with excitement
to hold you tightly to my heart.

When I am  faraway from you
I suffer, I suffer so much
Nor do I ever find peace
because my love for you is so strong

O my victory, o my darling
My beloved, my one and only thought
Give me a kiss and that will make me
forget the whole world around me

O my victory, you will be my treasure
My beloved my one and only thought
Give me a kiss and that will make me
quickly forget the whole world.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Luigi Illica (1857 - 1919) and by Giuseppe Giacosa (1847 - 1906)
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2006-10-17
Line count: 17
Word count: 114