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by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564)
Translation by Bettina Jacobson

Scarco d' un' importuna e grave salma
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Scarco d' un' importuna e grave salma,
Signor mio caro, e dal mondo disciolto, 
Qual fragil legno, a te stanco mi volto 
Dall' orribil procella in dolce calma. 

Le spine, e' chiodi, e l'un' e l'altra palma 
Col tuo benigno umil pietoso volto 
Prometton grazia di pentirsi molto, 
E speme di salute alla trist' alma. 

Non mirin con giustizia i tuoi santi occhi 
Il mio passato, e 'l gastigato orecchio 
Non tenda a quello il tuo braccio severo. 

Tuo sangue sol mie colpe lavi e tocchi,
E più abbondi, quant' io son più vecchio, 
Di pront' aita e di perdon' intero.  

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Le Rime di Michelangelo Buonarroti, ed. by Cesare Guasti, Firenze: Felice le Monnier, 1863. Appears in Sonetti, page 241.


Text Authorship:

  • by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), no title, appears in Rime, no. 297

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Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2019-08-01
Line count: 14
Word count: 102

O Herr, befreit von schwerer Bürde
 (Sung text for setting by T. Streicher)
 See original
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
O Herr, befreit von schwerer Bürde, wende
Zu dir ich mich, die Weltlust gibt mich her;
Ein schwankes Boot, im Sturm auf wildem Meer,
Treib' ich nun müd' an ruhig Gelände.

Die Dornenkrone, die durchbohrten Hände,
Dein gütig mildes Antlitz, mitleidschwer,
Verheissen Gnade reu'ger Wiederkehr,
Und trüben Seelen künft'ge Heilesspende.

Lass deine heil'gen Augen, lass dein Ohr
Nicht richten über mein vergangnes Leben,
Zeig nicht dorthin mit drohender Gebärde.

Nur reicher ströme mir dein Blut hervor,
Je greiser ich, die Sünden aufzuheben,
Dass schnell mir Hilfe und Verzeihung werde.

Composition:

    Set to music by Theodor Streicher (1874 - 1940), "O Herr, befreit von schwerer Bürde" [ voice and piano ], from Michelangelo. Zwölf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 10

Text Authorship:

  • by Bettina Jacobson , no title

Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), no title, appears in Rime, no. 297
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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2024-07-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 89

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