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by Alberto Donaudy (1880 - 1941)

O del mio amato ben
 (Sung text for setting by M. Garrett)
 See base text
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG SPA
O del mio amato ben perduto incanto!
Lungi è dagli occhi miei
chi m'era gloria e vanto!       
Or per le mute stanze
sempre lo cerco, sempre lo chiamo                        
con pieno il cor di speranze?
Ma cerco invan, chiamo invan!
E il pianger m'è sì caro,
che di pianto sol nutro il cor.

Mi sembra, senza lui, triste ogni loco.
Notte mi sembra il giorno;
mi sembra gelo il foco.
Se pur talvolta spero
di darmi ad altra cura,
sol mi tormenta un pensiero:
Ma, senza lui, che farò?
Mi par così la vita vana cosa
senza il mio ben.

Composition:

    Set to music by Marques L. A. Garrett (b. 1984), "O del mio amato ben", 2013 [ voice and piano ], from A Love Cycle: Songs of Happiness, Heartbreak, Hope, and Healing, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Alberto Donaudy (1880 - 1941)

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "Oh, lost enchantment of my dearly beloved", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , "Ay de mi bien amado", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Donna (Bareket) Breitzer

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 98

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