possibly by N. Moriani and possibly by Jean-Nicolas van Nieuvenhuysen (1812 - 1862)
Translation © by Luk Laerenbergh

L'amor funesto
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
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.

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Word count: 72

Sad love
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano) 
More than an angel loves,
I loved you in my delirium,
I melted myself into your spirit,
I lived in your breath,

But a heart that does not beat,
A vow without faith,
A laugh without tears,
Woman, you gave to me.

Farewell, far away is the grave
That will harbour these bones,
And there will remain for sorrows
Not one trace of the grave;

You were the angel and the demon
Of my past days,
I love you, you said to a miserable man,
and he died of it.

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 90