Italian Art Songs & Arias, Reimagined

Song Cycle by Scott Gendel (b. 1977)

1. Caro mio ben
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Caro mio ben,
credimi almen,
senza di te
languisce il cor.

Il tuo fedel
sospira ognor.
Cessa, crudel,
tanto rigor!

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  • ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "My dear beloved", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Theodore Baker) , "Thou, all my bliss"
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mon cher bien-aimé", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Mein teurer Geliebter", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Herzliebster mein", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Meu caro bem", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Aminta Iriarte) , "Mi querido", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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2. O del mio dolce ardor   [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
O del mio dolce ardor
Bramato oggetto,
L'aura che tu respiri,
Alfin respiro.

O vunque il guardo io giro,
Le tue vaghe sembianze
Amore in me dipinge:
Il mio pensier si finge
Le più liete speranze;
E nel desio che così
M'empie il petto
Cerco te, chiamo te, spero e sospiro.

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  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Marike Lindhout) , "O mijn zoete gloed", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "Of my sweet ardor", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Julia Hamann) , "O meiner Leidenschaft", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Oh, desejado objeto do meu", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Aminta Iriarte) , "Oh, querida razón", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Diego S. Loyola) , "Oh, de mi dulce pasión", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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3. Come raggio di sol
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Come raggio di sol mite e sereno,
Sovre placidi flutti si riposa,
Mentre del mare nel profondo seno
Sta la tempesta ascosa:

Così riso talor gaio e pacato
Di contento, di gioia un labbro infiora,
Mentre nel suo segreto il cor piagato
S'angoscia e si martora.

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  • ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Like a sunbeam", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Assim como um raio de sol", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Diego S. Loyola) , "Como rayo de sol", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

4. Sebben, crudele 
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Sebben, crudele, 
Mi fai languir,
Sempre fedele
Ti voglio amar.

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

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  • 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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5. Se tu m'ami
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Se tu m'ami, se sospiri
Sol per me, gentil Pastor;
Ho dolor de' tuoi martiri,
Ho diletto del tuo amor.

Ma se pensi che soletto
Io ti debba riamar;
Pastorello, sei soggetto
Facilmente a t'ingannar.

 ... 

Bella Rosa porporina
Oggi Silvia sceglierà;
Con la scusa della spina
Doman poi la sprezzerà.

Ma degli Uomini il consiglio
Io per me non seguirò;
Non perché mi piace il Giglio
Gli altri Fiori sprezzerò.

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  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Aminta Iriarte) , no title, copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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6. Amarilli, mia bella 
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Amarilli, mia bella,
Non credi, o del mio cor dolce desio,
D'esser tu l'amor mio?
Credilo pur: e se timor t'assale,
Dubitar non ti vale.
Aprimi il petto e vedrai scritto in core:
Amarilli, Amarilli, Amarilli
è il mio amore.

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  • ENG English (Katherine McGuire) , "Amaryllis, my lovely one", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "Amarilli, beloved", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Amaryllis, ma belle", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Amaryllis, meine Schöne", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Amairillín, Ó, a Stóirín", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Amarilli, minha bela", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Aminta Iriarte) , "Amarili, mi bella", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Diego S. Loyola) , "Amarilli", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

7. Le violette 
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Rugiadose
Odorose
Violette graziose,
Voi vi state
Vergognose,
Mezzo ascose
Fra le foglie,

E sgridate
Le mie voglie,
Che son troppo ambiziose.

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  • ENG English (Pietro Sirena) , "The violets", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les violettes", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Linda Godry) , "Die Veilchen", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Κατερίνα Βουτσινά) , "Οι βιολέτες", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • IRI Irish (Gaelic) [singable] (Gabriel Rosenstock) , "Na sailchuacha", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Violetas", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , "Las violetas", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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8. Danza, danza, fanciulla
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Danza, danza, fanciulla,
al mio cantar;
danza, danza fanciulla gentile,
al mio cantar.
Gira leggera, sottile al suono,
al suono dell'onde del mar.
Senti il vago rumore
dell'aura scherzosa
che parla al core
con languido suon,
e che invita a danzar
senza posa, senza posa,
che invita a danzar.
Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile,
al mio cantar.

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  • ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Aline Perrin) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Dança, menina graciosa", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , "Danza, danza, gentil muchacha", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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