You ask me whether I adore you

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Tu mi chiedi s'io t'adoro

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Tu mi chiedi s'io t'adoro,
Se fedele sono acora,
Se ogni giorno, se ad ogn'ora
Tu sei l'arbitra del cor?
Sì, mio bene, ti son fida,
A te penso in ogni istante.
Tu sei l'angelo, la guida,
La mia gioia, il mio dolor.

Note (courtesy Laura Prichard): The autograph manuscript (c1840, Paris, Ms. 4080) is headed Romanza and Donizetti; it is dedicated to Zélie de Coussy.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), "Tu mi chiedi s'io t'adoro" [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (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: 43

You ask me whether I adore you

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

You ask me whether I adore you,
Whether I am still faithful,
If every day, at every hour
You are the arbiter of my heart?
Yes, my dear, I’m faithful to you,
I think of you every moment.
You are [my] angel, [my] guide,
My joy, my sorrow.

About the headline (FAQ)

Translator's note on line 5: "you" - Since this word has a feminine ending, the song should be sung by a woman. If a man sings the song, this word should be changed to "fido" (weakening the rhyme scheme).

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2016-04-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 48