by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation © by Thomas A. Gregg

Lungi dal caro bene
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Lungi dal caro bene,
Vivere non poss'io;
Sono in un mar di pene;
Lungi dal caro bene,
Sento, sento mancarmi'l cor.
Un dolce estremo sonno,
Se lei mirar non ponno,
Mi chiuda, mi chiuda i lumi ancor.

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  • ENG English (Thomas A. Gregg) , title 1: "Far from my dear beloved", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 37

Far from my dear beloved
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Far from my dear beloved,
I cannot live;
I am in a sea of pain;
Far from my dear beloved,
I feel my heart give way.
A sweet dark dream
steals over me if she is not near;
Light fails me.

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  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2002 by Thomas A. Gregg, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 41