Ah rammenta, o bella Irene
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG GER
Ah rammenta, o bella Irene,
Che giurasti a me costanza;
Ah ritorna, amato bene,
Ah ritorna al primo amor,
Qual conforto, oh Dio, m'avanza?
Chi sarà la mia speranza?
Per chi viver più degg' io,
Se più mio non è quel cor?
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
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Confirmed with Poesie del Signor Abbate Pietro Metastasio. Poeta e Bibliotecario Cesareo, Tomo Sesto. Londra, 1774, pages 352-353.
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- Also set in Italian (Italiano), [adaptation] ; composed by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka.
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Luk Laerenbergh) , "Ah! remember, lovely Irene", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Luk Laerenbergh , Andrew Schneider
[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 42
Ah! remember, lovely Irene
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
Ah! remember, lovely Irene,
That you have sworn to be faithful to me.
Ah! return, my love,
Ah! return to your first love,
What comfort, oh! God, is left for me,
What hope shall I have?
For whom do I have to stay alive,
If that heart is no longer mine?
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 51