That I will ever be able

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by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio

Translation © by Christie Turnage Turner

Ch'io mai vi possa lasciar d'amare

(Sung text for setting by C. Weber)

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Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Ch'io mai vi possa 
Lasciar d'amare,
Non lo credete, 
Pupille care;
Nè men per gioco 
V'ingannerò.

Voi foste e siete 
Le mie faville,
E voi sarete, 
Care pupille,
Il mio bel foco 
Sin ch'io vivrò.

Composition:

Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber

Text Authorship:

by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Siroe, re di Persia, appears in Cantate, in 2. Il tabacco, in 1. Cantata I

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ENG English (Christie Turnage Turner) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Louis-Ernest Crevel de Charlemagne) , "La promesse", from the 1st volume of Rossini's Soirées musicales, Schott, first published 1835
GER German (Deutsch) (G. Friedrich) , "Das Versprechen", from the 1st volume of Rossini's Soirées musicales, Schott, first published 1835

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 36

That I will ever be able

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Weber)

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Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

That I will ever be able 
to stop loving you
No, don't believe it, 
dear eyes!  
Not even to joke 
would I deceive you about this.

You alone 
are my sparks, 
and you will be, 
dear eyes, 
my beautiful fire 
as long as I live, ah!

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