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Quattro liriche , opus 7

by Francesco Balilla Pratella (1880 - 1955)

Translations available for the entire opus: ENG 

4. Deh! non giurare  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Deh, non giurare, e bacia solamente;
Giuri di donna io non ci credo niente!
Dolce è il tuo dire, ma più dolce è molto
Il bacio, il fior che sul tuo labbro ho colto.
Io credo al bacio, al bacio che possiedo;
Vano soffio è il tuo dire; io non ci credo.

Deh, giura, cara, giura quanto vuoi;
Credo senz’altro ai giuramenti tuoi.
Cader mi lascio ancora sul tuo seno,
E credo che felice io sono appieno.
Credo, adorata mia, che m’amerai
Eternamente, e ancor più oltre assai.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bernardino Zendrini (1839 - 1879)

Based on:

  • a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 13
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Will Crutchfield) , "Please, don’t swear", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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