Beati ciechi voi che non vedete E che di donne non v'innamorate; Beati sordi voi che no' intendete, E i lagni degli amanti disprezzate: Beati muti voi che non potete Palesare la vostra volontate: Beati morti voi che in terra siete, L'amor non vi tormenta e riposate.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Beati ciechi voi che non vedete", appears in Canti popolari inediti umbri, liguri, piceni, piemontesi, latini raccolti ed illustrati da Oreste Marcoaldi, Genova, R.I. de' Sordomuti, first published 1855 [author's text checked 1 time 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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914) , no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Latinisch, no. 26, first published 1860 ; composed by Hugo Wolf.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
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Word count: 47
Selig ihr Blinden, die ihr nicht zu schauen Vermögt die Reize, die uns Glut entfachen; Selig ihr Tauben, die ihr ohne Grauen Die Klagen der Verliebten könnt verlachen; Selig ihr Stummen, die ihr nicht den Frauen Könnt eure Herzensnot verständlich machen; Selig ihr Toten, die man hat begraben! Ihr sollt vor Liebesqualen Ruhe haben.
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 13.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Latinisch, no. 26, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Beati ciechi voi che non vedete", appears in Canti popolari inediti umbri, liguri, piceni, piemontesi, latini raccolti ed illustrati da Oreste Marcoaldi, Genova, R.I. de' Sordomuti, first published 1855
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Selig ihr Blinden, die ihr nicht zu schauen", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "Blessed be you blind who cannot see", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 54