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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Care luci
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Care luci dal sonno addormentate
fedel v'adorerò così sopite.
Se a lo lamento mio vi risvegliate
l'eco del mio dolor deh! rispettate!
Amor mi spinge, e voi qui mi tirate
come del ferro fan le calamite.
Chiudetevi, begli occhi, e riposate,
che le dolenti voci ho già finite.

Non temete di me, che piano piano
intorno girerò senza svegliarvi.
Non bacerò nemmen la bella mano,
e non starò vicino ma lontano.
Benché mi punga amor, sarò discreto,
e mai non svelerò lo mio segreto.
No, mai dirò che peno e che sospiro:
che contro il mio destino ognor m'adiro.
No, non vi sveglierò, luci gradite,
fedel v'adorerò benché sopite.

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [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 Giovanni Sgambati (1841 - 1914), "Care luci", from Quattro Canti, no. 2. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-04-23
Line count: 18
Word count: 109

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