Più che non ama un angelo,
T'amai nel mio deliro,
Mi fusi nel tuo spirito,
Vissi nel tuo respiro,

Ma un core senza palpiti,
Un giuro senza fè,
Un riso senza lagrime,
Donna, tu desti a me.

Addio, lontano è il tumulo
Che accoglierà quest'ossa,
Né resterà pei gemiti
La traccia della fossa;

L'angiol tu fosti e il demone
De' miei consunti dì,
T'amo, dicesti a un misero,
Ed egli ne morì.

Note: if by Nieuvenhuysen, it was under the pseudonym of Vaez.

Text Authorship:

• possibly by N. Moriani  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
• possibly by Jean-Nicolas van Nieuvenhuysen (1812 - 1862) [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), "L'amor funesto" [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

• ENG English (Luk Laerenbergh) , "Sad love", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Luk Laerenbergh

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 72