Translation by Max Steinitzer (1864 - 1936)
Dimmi, bellino mio, com'io ho da fare
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Dimmi, bellino mio, com'io ho da fare Per poterla salvar l'anima mia? lo vado in chiesa e non ci posso stare; Nemmen la posso dir l'Ave Marin. Io vado in chiesa, e niente posso dire; Ch'i'ho sempre il tuo bel nome da pensare: Io vado in chiesa, e non posso dir niente; Ch'i'ho sempre il tuo bel nome nella mente.
Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Tuscan  [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 Ermanno Wolf Ferrari (1876 - 1948), "Dimmi, bellino mio, com'io ho da fare", op. 17 no. 10 (1936), from Il canzioniere, no. 10, also set in German (Deutsch) [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Max Steinitzer (1864 - 1936) ; composed by Ermanno Wolf Ferrari.
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 60
Sag mir, mein Liebster, wie soll ich's beginnen?
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Sag mir, mein Liebster, wie soll ich's beginnen? Wie nur rett' ich das Heil, sag! meiner Seele? Geh ich zur Kirche, nicht kann ich ruhig knieen, Zu Ende beten kein Ave Marial Geh ich zur Kirche, stumm sind meine Lippen, Denn deines lieben Namens muß ich denken! Geh ich zur Kirche, ist mein Mund wie verschlossen, Dein lieber, lieber Name liegt im Sinn mir!
Authorship:
- by Max Steinitzer (1864 - 1936) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Tuscan
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ermanno Wolf Ferrari (1876 - 1948), "Sag mir, mein Liebster, wie soll ich's beginnen?", op. 17 no. 10 (1936), from Il canzioniere, no. 10, also set in Italian (Italiano) [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 64