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The text is a lyrical piece by Alberto Donaudy, expressing deep sorrow and longing for a lost beloved. The speaker reflects on the emptiness and sadness experienced in their absence, conveying a sense of despair and yearning. The poem captures the emotional turmoil of love and loss, emphasizing the pain of separation.

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The text is a lyrical piece by Alberto Donaudy, expressing deep sorrow and longing for a lost beloved. The speaker reflects on the emptiness and sadness experienced in their absence, conveying a sense of despair and yearning. The poem captures the emotional turmoil of love and loss, emphasizing the pain of separation.

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O del mio amato ben

Text by Alberto Donaudy (1880-1941)


Set by Stefano Donaudy (1879-1925), from 36 Arie di Stile Antico, #18

O del mio amato ben perduto incanto!


      
Oh, of my beloved dear lost enchantment!
(Oh, the lost enchantment of my dearly beloved!)

Lungi è dagli occhi miei


    
Far is from-the eyes mine
(Far from my sight is)

chi m'era gloria e vanto!


    
who to-me-was glory and pride!
(the one who was my glory and pride!)

Or per le mute stanze


    
Now through the silent rooms

sempre lo (la) cerco e chiamo


  ()   
always him (her) I-seek and I-call
(I always seek him (her) and call)

con pieno il cor di speranze.


     
with full [the] heart of hopes.
(with a heart filled with hope.)

Ma cerco invan, chiamo invan!


    
But I-seek in-vain, I-call in-vain!

E il pianger m'è sì caro,


     
And the weeping to-me-is so dear,
(And yet my weeping is dear to me,)

che di pianto sol nutro il cor.


      
that with weeping alone I-nourish the heart.
(since I nourish my heart with tears alone.)

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Mi sembra, senza lui (lei), triste ogni loco.
    ()   
To-me it-seems, without him (her), sad-is every place.
(Everywhere seems sad without him (her).)

Notte mi sembra il giorno;


    
Night to-me seems the day;
(Day seems as night to me;)

mi sembra gelo il foco.


    
to-me seems cold the fire.
(fire seems cold to me.)

Se pur talvolta spero


   
If, however, sometimes I-hope
(However, if sometimes I hope)

di darmi ad altra cura,


    
to give-myself to another's care,
(to give myself to another,)

sol mi tormenta un pensiero:


    
alone me torments one thought:
(I am tormented by one thought:)

Ma, senza lui (lei), che farò?


   ()  
But, without him (her), what would-I-do?

Mi par così la vita vana cosa


      
To-me seems so-is the life a-hollow thing
(To me life seems so empty)

senza il mio ben.


   
without [the] my beloved.

(Literal translation and IPA transcription © 2010 by Bard Suverkrop—IPA Source, LLC)

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