Amore | Vicino al fuoco sedeva il fanciullo

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by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842)

Translation © by Amelia Maria Imbarrato

Amor

(Sung text for setting by R. Strauss)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA

An dem Feuer saß das Kind
Amor, Amor
Und war blind;
Mit dem kleinen Flügel fächelt
In die Flammen er und lächelt,
Fächelt, lächelt schlaues Kind.

Ach, der Flügel brennt dem Kind!
Amor, Amor
Läuft geschwind!
"O wie ihn die Glut durchpeinet!"
Flügelschlagend laut er weinet;
In der Hirtin Schoß entrinnt
Hülfeschreiend das schlaue Kind.

Und die Hirtin hilft dem Kind,
Amor, Amor
Bös und blind.
Hirtin, sieh, dein Herz entbrennet, 
Hast den Schelmen nicht gekennet.
Sieh, die Flamme wächst geschwinde.
Hüt dich vor dem schlauen Kind!

Composition:

Richard Georg Strauss

Text Authorship:

by Clemens Maria Wenzeslaus von Brentano (1778 - 1842), no title, appears in Aloys und Imelde

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cupido", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Amor", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "Cupid", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Laura Claycomb) , "Cupid", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Amour", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "Amore", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Amore

(Sung text translation for setting by R. Strauss)

See original

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

Vicino al fuoco sedeva il fanciullo 
Amore,  Amore 
ed era cieco;
con le piccole ali sventaglia
le fiamme e sorride,
sventaglia, sorridi, bimbo astuto.

Ah, si brucia l'ala al bambino!
Amore, Amore 
corre svelto.
Oh, come gli fa male la scottatura!
Sbattendo le ali piange forte,
cerca aiuto in grembo alla pastorella, gridando,
il bimbo astuto.

E la pastorella aiuta il bambino,
Amore, Amore, 
cieo monello,
pasterlla guarda, il tuo cuore arde,
non hai conosciuto il birichino.
Guarda, la fiamma cresce in fretta.
Attenta, attenta al bimbo astuto!

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