Please, don’t swear | Please, don’t swear, only kiss

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by Bernardino Zendrini (1839 - 1879)

Translation © by Will Crutchfield

Deh! non giurare

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG

Deh, non giurare, e bacia solamente;
Giuri di donna io non ci credo niente!
Dolce è il tuo dire, ma più dolce è molto
Il bacio, il fior che sul tuo labbro ho colto.
Io credo al bacio, al bacio che possiedo;
Vano soffio è il tuo dire; io non ci credo.

Deh, giura, cara, giura quanto vuoi;
Credo senz’altro ai giuramenti tuoi.
Cader mi lascio ancora sul tuo seno,
E credo che felice io sono appieno.
Credo, adorata mia, che m’amerai
Eternamente, e ancor più oltre assai.

Text Authorship:

by Bernardino Zendrini (1839 - 1879) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 13
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Filippo Filippi (1830 - 1887), "Deh, non giurare", subtitle: "Stornello", op. 41 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
by Francesco Balilla Pratella (1880 - 1955), "Deh! non giurare", op. 7 (Quattro liriche) no. 4, published 1910? [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Will Crutchfield) , "Please, don’t swear", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Will Crutchfield

This text was added to the website: 2025-05-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 88

Please, don’t swear

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Please, don’t swear, only kiss;
I don’t believe in women’s oaths at all!
Your words are sweet, buy much sweeter
Is the kiss, the flower I’ve gathered on your lips.
I believe in the kiss, the kiss I’ve got;
What you say idle breath; I don’t believe it. 

Please, swear, sweetheart, swear all you like!
I believe your promises unconditionally!
I sink once more onto your breast,
And believe that I am completely happy.
I believe, my darling, that you will love me
Eternally, and far beyond!

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Bernardino Zendrini (1839 - 1879)
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in German (Deutsch) by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), no title, appears in Buch der Lieder, in Lyrisches Intermezzo, no. 13
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2025-05-02
Line count: 12
Word count: 88