Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.
It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.
To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at
If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.
Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.
Come un sogno d'or scolpito è nel core. Il ricordo ancor di quell'amore che non esiste più. Fu la sua vision qual dolce sorriso che più lieta fa, col suo brillar, la nostra gioventù. Ma fu molto breve in me la dolcezza di quel ben... svanì quell bel sogno d'or lasciando in me il dolor. Cupo è l'avvenir, sempre più tristi i dì... la gioventù passata sarà rimpianto mi resta sol, sì ... Rimpianto amaro e duol' nel cuor! Oh raggio di sole, Sul mio cammino ahimè, non brilli più. Mai più, mai più!
Authorship
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Enrico Toselli (1883 - 1926), "Rimpianto", subtitle: "Serenata", op. 6 no. 1 (1922), also set in German (Deutsch) [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Margaret Smythe) , title 1: "Regret (Serenade)", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Wehmut", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , title 1: "Serenata", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: David K. Smythe
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 94
Like a golden dream it is carved in my heart. The memory still of that love that no longer exists. It was the first view of that sweet smile that made us happy, with its brilliance, our youth. But it was very brief in me the sweetness of which truly vanished this beautiful golden dream leaving sorrow within me. Dark is the future always more sad the days of youth passed will be regretted; I remain alone, Such bitter regret and grief in my heart! O ray of sun, On my path alas no longer shines. No longer, no longer.
Authorship
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2003 by Margaret Smythe, (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.
Contact:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Alfredo Silvestri
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 100