by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Caro mio ben
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG FRE GER GER POR SPA
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Caro mio ben,
credimi almen,
senza di te
languisce il cor.
Il tuo fedel
sospira ognor.
Cessa, crudel,
tanto rigor!
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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 Scott Gendel (b. 1977), "Caro mio ben", 2002-2013 [ voice and piano ], from Italian Art Songs & Arias, Reimagined, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
- misattributed to Giuseppe Giordani (Giordanello) (1751 - 1798) and by Tommaso Giordani (c1733 - 1806), "Caro mio ben", note: long misattributed to G. Giordani, current scholarship indicates the older brother Tommaso as the composer (cf. John Glenn Paton, 26 Italian Songs and Arias, Alfred Publishing) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "My dear beloved", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Theodore Baker) , "Thou, all my bliss"
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mon cher bien-aimé", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Mein teurer Geliebter", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Herzliebster mein", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Meu caro bem", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Aminta Iriarte) , "Mi querido", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 20
Mi querido
Language: Spanish (Español)  after the Italian (Italiano)
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Mi querido,
creeme almenos,
sin tí
languideze el corazón.
Tu fiel
siempre suspira.
Cesa ya, cruel,
con tanto castigo!
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This text was added to the website: 2004-02-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 19