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by Olindo Guerrini (1845 - 1916)

Chi potesse ridir quanto l'amai
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Chi potes se ridir quanto l'amai
¡Ah! Questa bianca beltá che par di cera 
Questa beltá che non sorride mai
Che mai non piange e s'abbandona intera.

Quante volte a quest'occhi domandai 
Un lampo sol di voluttá sincera
E quante Volte l'anima cercai
Nel bacio suo ma l'anima non c'era.

E quante volte nel secreto letto 
Questo foco fatal che mi divora 
Folie tentai di suscitarle in petto.

E quante volte del dolor nell'ora 
Quando sanguina il cor l'ho maledetto 
Questo spettro d'amore e l'amo ancora!

Text Authorship:

  • by Olindo Guerrini (1845 - 1916) [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 Federico Longás (1893 - 1968), "Chi potesse ridir quanto l'amai", published 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Once Lieders, no. 11, Barcelona : Joaquín Mor [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-08-09
Line count: 14
Word count: 86

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