by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Dimmi, amor
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG GER
Dimmi amor, dimmi che fa 
La mia cara libertà?
Da che andò, come sai tu,
Alegarsi ad un bel crine,
Questo cor pien di ruine
Non l'ha poi rivista più!
Dimmi amor, dimmi che fa 
La mia cara libertà?

Un pensier il cor mandò
A trovarla in sue catene;
Ma per crescer le mie pene 
Il pensier mai non tornò!
Dimmi amor, dimmi che fa 
La mia cara libertà?
Dimmi amor, dimmi che fa 
La mia cara libertà?

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

  • ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Tell me, God of Love", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Sag' mir, Amor", copyright © 2009, (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: 16
Word count: 78

Sag' mir, Amor
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Sag' mir, Amor, wie es
um meine teure Freiheit steht.
Seit sie verschwand, wie du weißt,
um sich an einen hübschen Haarschopf zu binden,
hat dieses gebrochene Herz
sie nie wiedergesehen!
Sag' mir, Amor, wie es
um meine teure Freiheit steht.

Einen Gedanken sandte mein Herz aus,
und fand sie auf, in Ketten liegend.
Um aber meinen Schmerz zu mehren,
ist der Gedanke niemals mehr zurückgekehrt.
Sag' mir, Amor, wie es
um meine teure Freiheit steht.
Sag' mir, Amor, wie es
um meine teure Freiheit steht.

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This text was added to the website: 2009-05-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 86