If you are far away, my love | If you are far away, my love

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

Translation © by Kendree Chen

Se lontan, ben mio, tu sei

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FIN FRE

Chosen for Diff

Se lontan, ben mio, tu sei
Sono eterni i dì per me,
Son momenti i giorni miei,
Idol mio, vicino a te.

Text Authorship:

by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Strofe per musica: da cantarsi a canone [author's text checked 1 time 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 Giuseppe Marco Maria Felice Blangini (1781 - 1841), "Se lontan, ben mio, tu sei" [ voice and piano or harp ], from 12 nouveaux nocturnes italiens avec traduction française et accompagnement de piano ou harpe, no. 2, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), "Se lontan, ben mio, tu sei" [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Se lontan, ben mio, tu sei", K. 438 (1786?) [ 2 sopranos, bass, 2 clarinets, and a French horn (or three bassethorns) ], from Sechs Nocturnos, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

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Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Giuseppe Marco Maria Felice Blangini.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Kendree Chen) , "If you are far away, my love", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Jeremy Sagnier) , "Si loin de moi, ma bien-aimée", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-07-13
Line count: 4
Word count: 22

If you are far away, my love

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Chosen for Diff

If you are far away, my love,
The days seem eternal for me,
My days are moments,
My idol, so close to you.

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Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2023 by Kendree Chen, (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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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (1698 - 1782), as Pietro Metastasio, appears in Strofe per musica: da cantarsi a canone
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This text was added to the website: 2023-01-09
Line count: 4
Word count: 23