by Giacomo Rossi (flourished 1710-1729)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Lascia ch'io pianga la cruda sorte
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  DAN FIN
Lascia ch'io pianga
mia cruda sorte,
E che sospiri la libertà!

Il duol infranga queste ritorte
de' miei martiri 
sol per pietà.

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

  • DAN Danish (Dansk) (Maryanna Morthensen) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Nathan Haskell Dole)
  • ENG English [singable] (Harrison Millard)
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Laß mich mit Tränen mein Loos beklagen", first published 18-?


Research team for this page: Harry Joelson , Maryanna Morthensen

This text was added to the website: 2005-09-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 22

Laß mich mit Tränen mein Loos beklagen
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Laß mich mit Tränen 
mein Loos beklagen,
Ketten zutragen, welch hartes Geschick!

Ach, nur im Tode find' ich Erbarmen,
er giebt mir Armen 
die Ruh' zurück.

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Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2009-03-18
Line count: 6
Word count: 26