by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564)
Translation by Sophie Hasenclever (1824 - 1892)
Un uomo in una donna, anzi uno dio
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Un uomo in una donna, anzi uno dio per la sua bocca parla, ond'io per ascoltarla son fatto tal, che ma' più sarò mio. I' credo ben, po' ch'io a me da lei fu' tolto, fuor di me stesso aver di me pietate; sì sopra 'l van desio mi sprona il suo bel volto, ch'i' veggio morte in ogni altra beltate. O donna che passate per acqua e foco l'alme a' lieti giorni, deh, fate c'a me stesso più non torni.
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Text Authorship:
- by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), no title, appears in Rime, no. 235
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Word count: 81
An Vittoria Colonna Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Es spricht ein Mann, es spricht ein Gott mit Kraft Aus eines Weibes Munde, Und was sie sprach, die Kunde Hat mich mir selbst für alle Zeit entrafft. Seit ich in ihrer Haft, Mir selbst durch sie genommen, Fühl' Mitleid ich mit mir, den sie betrauert. Tief schweigt die Leidenschaft; Ihr Reiz nur ausgenommen, Dünkt hohl die Schönheit mich; in Rosen lauert Der Tod, vor dem mich schauert'; Du, die durch Feu'r und Wasser führt zum Frieden, O gieb mich nie mir selbst zurück hienieden.
Composition:
- Set to music by Josef Schelb (1894 - 1977), "An Vittoria Colonna", op. 5 no. 3 (1917), published 1920 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Sonette Michelangelos, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Sophie Hasenclever (1824 - 1892), no title, appears in Sämmtliche Gedichte Michelangelo's in Guasti's Text, in 2. Madrigale, no. 57, first published 1875
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), no title, appears in Rime, no. 235
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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Dr. Albert Schelb
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-05
Line count: 13
Word count: 85