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by Gianbattista Varesco (1735 - 1805)

Translation © by Christian Anderson

Ch'io mi scordi di te?

(Sung text for setting by W. Mozart)

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Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE

 ... 

Idamante:
 Ch'io mi scordi di te? Che a lei mi doni
 Puoi consigliarmi? E puoi voler ch'io viva?

 ... 

Idamante:
 Ah no, sarebbe il viver mio di morte
 Assai peggior! Fosti il mio primo amore,
 E l'ultimo sarai. Venga la morte!
 Intrepido l'attendo, ma ch'io possa
 Struggermi ad altra face, ad altr'oggetto
 Donar gl'affetti miei,
 Come tentarlo? Ah! di dolor morrei!

 Non temer, amato bene,
 Per te sempre il cor sarà.
 Più non reggo a tante pene,
 L'alma mia mancando va.
 Tu sospiri? o duol funesto!
 Pensa almen, che istante è questo!
 Non mi posso, oh Dio! spiegar.
 Stelle barbare, stelle spieiate,
 Perché mai tanto rigor?
 Alme belle, che vedete
 Le mie pene in tal momento,
 Dite voi, s'egual tormento
 Può soffrir un fido cor!

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

Composition:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Text Authorship:

by Gianbattista Varesco (1735 - 1805)

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

ENG English (Christian Anderson) , "Let death come!", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Lilli Lehmann, née Elisabeth Maria) , "Lassen sollte ich dich?" [an adaptation]

Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website: 2004-07-12
Line count: 33
Word count: 167

Let death come!

(Sung text translation for setting by W. Mozart)

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Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

 ... 

Never fear, best-beloved,
My heart will always be yours.
I can endure no more suffering
My soul passes away.
You sigh? Oh fatal pain!
At least think, we have this moment!
Oh God! I cannot explain it.
Savage stars, cruel stars
Why so severe?
Lovely souls, who see
my agony in this moment
Tell me, can any torment equal that
Suffered by a constant heart?

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

Text Authorship:

Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2014 by Christian Anderson.
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