Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
La corrispondenza amorosa
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Cifre d'amor, sol conforto del core, non v'oso più nel mio seno occultar; figlie d'amor, sol vi danna l'amore, potreste voi la sua fiamma svelar, o care cifre affettuose e tenere, voi non sarete più che poca cenere. Ardete pur, pegni d'amor, voi qui sarete scolpiti ognor. Io voglio ancor palpitante e beata inebbriarmi un'istante d'amor: e penso al ben della vita passata ed odo il suon della sua voce ancor. O care cifre, mia gioia, mia gloria, grata terrò nel cor di voi memoria. Quand'ei saprà sì crudel sagrifizio, di pianto il ciglio allor ci bagnerà, cifre d'amor, il destin reo si compia, non visti ardete via senza pietà. Deh! quell'amor con che il mio ben m'adora siccome poi non isvanisca o mora.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked 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):
- by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), "La corrispondenza amorosa", also set in French (Français) [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Gaetano Donizetti.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-10
Line count: 21
Word count: 124
La correspondance amoureuse
Language: French (Français) after the Italian (Italiano)
Billets chéris, interprètes de l'âme, je n'ose pas vous garder plus longtemps; né de ses yeux perissez dans la flamme j'ai peur de vous indiscrets confidents, c'en est donc fait tous ces écrits si tendres, ne seront plus, helas! qu'un peu de cendres. Brulez! Brulez! gages d'amour, vous serez là gravés toujours. Je veux encor palpitante, et revie de leur nectar m'enivrer une fois: de flot en flot je remonte ma vie; dans chaque mot je retrouve sa voix. Billets chéris, mon beau trésor, ma gloire, avant l'adieu passez dans ma memoire. Quand il saura le dernier sacrifice pour l'adoucir, qu'il me plaigne du moins, billets chéris, que le sort s'accomplisse, disparaissez sans pitié sans témoins. Ah! les transports de l'étranger qui m'aime, qu'ils n'aillent point s'évanouir, de même, brulez! brulez! gages d'amour, mais dans son coeur vivez toujours.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), "La correspondance amoureuse", also set in Italian (Italiano) [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-10
Line count: 21
Word count: 139