Amore, dove sei tu? | Sono un mago, ma a che giova?

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by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Liebchen, wo bist du?

(Sung text for setting by H. Wolf)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE ITA

  Zaubrer bin ich, doch was frommt es?
Denn mein Lieb ist eine Fee,
Höhnt mich mit noch ändern Zauber,
Ruf' ich freundlich sie herbei:
  Liebchen, wo bist du?

  Heute noch in Feld und Garten
Ging ich, sie zu suchen, aus;
Plötzlich lacht' aus einer Rose
Glühend roth ihr Mund heraus:
  Liebster, da bin ich!

  Ich nun ward ein schneller Zephyr,
Küßt im Flug die Rose schon.
Ach! nur eine Rose küßt' ich,
Liebchen war daraus entflohn.
  Liebchen, wo bist du?

 ... 

  Horch, da sang am Waldes-Ufer
Plötzlich eine Nachtigall;
Wohlbekannt war mir die Stimme,
Und sie sang mit süßem Schall:
  Liebster, da bin ich!

Schnell zum Abendstern verwandelt,
Blickt' ich durch die grüne Nacht;
Ach! den leeren Busch erblickt' ich,
Liebchen hat sich fortgemacht.
  Liebchen, wo bist du?

  Und so treibt sie's alle Tage,
Läßt mir eben jetzt nicht Ruh',
Während dieses Lied ich singe,
Ruft sie unsichtbar mir zu:
  Liebster, da bin ich!

  Liebchen, mach' dem Spiel ein Ende,
Komm nun endlich selbst herbei,
Glaub', ein einz'ger Kuß ist schöner,
Als die ganze Zauberei!
  Liebchen, wo bist du?

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,6-9 of the original text.

Composition:

Hugo Wolf

9 Reinick-Lieder

Text Authorship:

by Robert Reinick (1805 - 1852), "Liebchen, wo bist du?", appears in Lieder, in Frühling und Liebe, first published 1844

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Estimada, on ets?", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "Beloved, where are you?", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chérie, où es-tu ?", first published 1892, copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Amore, dove sei tu?", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 237

Amore, dove sei tu?

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Wolf)

See original

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

Sono un mago, ma a che giova?
L'amore mio è una fata,
e di me si fa gioco con una diversa magia,
quando io affettuosamente la chiamo:
Amore, dove sei tu?

E pure oggi, per campi e giardini,
io sono andato in cerca di lei:
e all'improvviso da un rosa mi rise
e rosso ardente era la sua bocca,
Eccomi qui, amore mio!

Allora mi trasformai in zefiro veloce
E già volando diedi un bacio alla rosa --
Ma, ahimè, era soltanto una rosa,
l' amata mia era già fuggita.
Amore, dove sei tu?

 ... 

E in questo modo si comporta tutti i giorni
E neanche ora in pace mi lascia,
Mentre sto a intonare questo canto,
senza farsi vedere ancora mi chiama:
Eccomi qui, amore mio!

Amore mio, cessa di giocare!
Vieni qui alla fine e fatti vedere!
Credimi,  un solo bacio è assai più bello
Di tutta la magia del mondo!
Amore, dove sei tu?

 ...

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,6-9 of the original text.

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