by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Quando la man mi premi
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Quando la man mi premi
Solo talor con me,
Sento che tu non tremi;
Gaio qual prima tu sei.

Se tu sai sol sorridere,
Non puoi toccarmi il cor.
Se non impari a piangere,
Non mi parlar d’amor. 

Oggi son ita in chiesa
Avvolta in fitto vel.
Quale gentil sorpresa
Mi riserbava il ciel!

Colà vidi io le lagrime
Sul ciglio tuo spuntar.
Or che imparasti a piangere,
Mi puoi d’amor parlar.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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 (Will Crutchfield) , "When you press my hand", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Will Crutchfield

This text was added to the website: 2025-05-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 73