Non ho colpa, e mi condanni
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Non ho colpa, e mi condanni,
idol mio, perché t'adoro.
Colpa è vostra, oh dèi tiranni,
e di pena afflitto io moro
d'un error che mio non è.
Se tu brami, al tuo impero
aprirommi questo seno.
Ne' tuoi lumi il leggo, è vero,
ma me 'l dica il labbro almeno,
e non chiedo altra mercé.
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "You condemn me, yet I am blameless", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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You condemn me, yet I am blameless
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
You condemn me, yet I am blameless
in adoring you, my idol.
Tyrant gods, it's all your fault!
I am afflicted with suffering
for an error which is not mine.
If you wish, I will open my breast
to be ruled by you.
I can read this in your eyes, it's true,
but I ask nothing more than that you
confirm this with your lips.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2019 by Andrew Schneider, (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: 2019-11-26
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