Sei mio ben, sei mio conforto
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): GER
Sei mio ben, sei mio conforto,
Per te porto -- al cor catene,
Per te pene -- Amor mi dà.
[Da]1 te calma e pace spero,
Col pensiero -- a te m'aggiro;
Né sospiro -- altra beltà.
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Confirmed with Opere di Pietro Metastasio, Trieste, Sezione Letterario-ARtistica del Lloyd Austriaco, 1857, page 553.
1 Beethoven: "Per"
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Du bist mein Gut, mein Trost, meine...
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Du bist mein Gut, mein Trost, meine Stütze,
für dich mein Herz in Ketten liegt,
und deinetwegen leide ich.
Für dich erhoff’ ich Ruh’ und Frieden,
und all mein Denken kreist um dich:
Andre Schöne ersehn ich nicht,
andre Schöne ersehn ich nicht.
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Translation of title "Sei mio ben" = "Du bist mein Gut"
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This text was added to the website: 2020-02-17
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Word count: 43