by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation © by Roxana Rabbani

Sebben, crudele
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG GER PER POR
Sebben, crudele, 
Mi fai languir,
Sempre fedele
Ti voglio amar.

Con la lunghezza
Del mio servir
La tua fierezza
Saprò stancar.

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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):

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

  • ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Although, cruel love", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Obgleich, Grausamer", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • PER Persian (Farsi) (Roxana Rabbani) , "هر چند، ای سنگدل!", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Ainda que, cruel", copyright ©, (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: 21

هر چند، ای سنگدل!
Language: Persian (Farsi)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
هر چند، ای سنگدل!
مرا به سوز و گداز کشانده ای،
همواره وفادارانه
دوستت خواهم داشت.

می‌دانم 
که با پایداری در مهر و وفاداری ام،
سر انجام خواهم توانست
(دل) سرسخت و پر غرور تو را نرم کنم.

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  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to Persian (Farsi) copyright © 2026 by Roxana Rabbani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-04
Line count: 8
Word count: 38