Wenn du mich liebst, wenn du

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by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765)

Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Se tu m'ami, se sospiri

(Sung text for setting by A. Vivaldi)

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Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE GER POR SPA SPA

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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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4-5 of the original text.

Composition:

Antonio Vivaldi

Text Authorship:

by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765), "Canzonetta"

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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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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 28
Word count: 145

Wenn du mich liebst, wenn du

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Vivaldi)

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

Wenn du mich liebst, wenn du
nach mir seufzt, sanfter Hirte,
schmerzt mich dein Schmerz,
liebe ich deine Liebe.

Aber wenn du glaubst, dass ich
meine Liebe nur dir erwidern muss,
dann, Hirtenknabe, unterliegst du
leicht einer Täuschung.

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Eine schöne, purpurfarbene Rose
wird Silvia heute wählen;
ihrer Dornen wegen
wird sie sie jedoch morgen verachten.

Aber der Männer Rat
werde ich nicht befolgen.
Nur weil ich die Lilie liebe,
werde ich die anderen Blumen nicht verachten.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4-5 of the original text.

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This text was added to the website: 2004-05-29
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