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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Povera me!
 (Sung text for setting by P. Viardot-García)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Povera me che non pensavo al fine,
quando di voi mi presi a innamorare,
e non guardai a dir: "son poverina,"
che da' vostri occhi mi lasciai legare!
io mi lasciai legar ed era sciolta,
merito questo e peggio un'altra volta.
Povera me che non pensavo al fine,
quando di voi mi presi a innamorare!

Sento la morte, e la vedo venire,
la vedo che mi prende per mano,
e l'uscio della chiesa vedo aprire,
sento suonar a morte le campane;
Quando m'incontri, fallo il pianto amaro,
Ricordati di me, quando t'amavo.
Quando m'incontri, volgi i passi indietro,
Ricordati di me quand' era teco!

Composition:

    Set to music by Pauline Viardot-García (1821 - 1910), "Povera me!", published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Fünf toscanische Gedichte für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte, no. 4, Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel, also set in German (Deutsch), also set in French (Français)

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2013-08-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 104

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