Translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Quando incontri i miei occhi
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Quando incontri i miei occhi, e fai un riso, E poi li abbassi, e pieghi il mento al seno, Ti prego prima a darmene un avviso, Perché in quel mentre io tenga il cuore a freno, Perché in quel mentre io tenga a freno il cuore Che mi vorrebbe uscir dal grande amore. Perché in quel mentre io tenga il core in petto, Che mi vorrebbe uscir dal gran diletto.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Quando incontri i miei occhi", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
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Word count: 70
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)
Wenn du mich mit den Augen streifst und lachst, Sie senkst, und neigst das Kinn zum Busen dann, Bitt' ich, daß du mir erst ein Zeichen machst, Damit ich doch mein Herz auch bänd'gen kann, Daß ich mein Herz mag bänd'gen, zahm und still, Wenn es vor großer Liebe springen will, Daß ich mein Herz mag halten in der Brust, Wenn es ausbrechen will vor großer Lust.
Composition:
- Set to music by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), no title, 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 38
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 66, first published 1860
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Quando incontri i miei occhi", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "When you turn your eyes to me and laugh", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 67