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by Felice Romani (1788 - 1865)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Amo, sì, ma l'amor mio
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Amo, sì, ma l'amor mio,
niun fra voi comprender può;
solo in cielo è noto a Dio,
sulla terra io sola il sò.
Ei mi vive in fondo al core,
qual profumo in sen d'un fiore,
che non anco s'esalò.
Nei conviti, nelle feste, fra beltade e gioventù,
a cercarlo invan torreste,
non è cosa di quaggiù,
è un immago tutta pura, è un sorriso di natura,
è una luce di virtù. Dov'ei sia, qual'è il suo nome,
un arcano, è pur per me, ma dipinto io non so come,
pien di vita in seno ei m'è.
Nè sembianze fra mortali,
mai non vidi, a quelle uguali
che il mio cor vagheggia in sè.
Ah! vagheggia in sè.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Felice Romani (1788 - 1865) [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 mio", alternate title: "L'arcano del core", 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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Gaetano Donizetti.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-09
Line count: 18
Word count: 118

Meine Liebe
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Ja, ich lieb' doch meine Liebe, keines Menschen Herz
schliesst ein: Gott nur kennet diese Triebe,
hier auf Erden ich nur allein.
Wohnet in der Seele Heiligthume, gleich dem Dufte,
der im dem Kelch der Blume, dort verborgen stille ruht,
Bei Gelag und munterm Sange,
in der Jugend Reih'n und Fraum,
wohnt sie nicht, denn bei solchem Klange,
ist für sie nicht Ort und Raum,
denn sie ist von reinster Seele,
ist ein Bildniss sonder Fehler,
ist der Tugend Blüth' und Glanz.
Wo sie weile, und wie ihr Name, ist Geheimnis,
ja selbst für mich, mir im Herzen, spriesset ihr Same
doch sie selber erfasste ich nicht.
Hier in diesen finstern Erdenreichen,
giebt kein Bild es, das ihr könnte gleichen, nur das Herz
vermag es ferne zu schau'n. Ah! vermag es ferne zu schau'n.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Felice Romani (1788 - 1865)
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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 Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), "Meine Liebe", also set in Italian (Italiano) [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-04-09
Line count: 18
Word count: 134

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