Se lontan, ben mio, tu sei

Se lontan, ben mio, tu sei
Sono eterni i dì per me,
Son momenti i giorni miei,
Idol mio, vicino a te.

by Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782) [pseudonym] , from Strofe per musica

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) , "Se lontan, ben mio, tu sei" [voice and piano]
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) , "Se lontan, ben mio, tu sei", K. 438 (1786?). [two sopranos, bass, two clarinets, and a French horn]

FIN Finnish (Erkki Pullinen)

Date added to the website: 2008-07-13.

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Jos olet kaukana, kultani

Jos olet kaukana, kultani,
tuntuvat päivät loputtomilta:
silmänräpäyksiä ne ovat,
palvottuni, lähellä sinua.

Translation from Italian to Finnish copyright © 2009 by Erkki Pullinen (erkki (DOT) pullinen (AT) siba (DOT) fi), (re)printed on this website with kind permission. Please contact the copyright-holder when requesting permission to reprint.

a text in Italian by Pietro Metastasio (1698-1782) , from Strofe per musica

Date added to the website: 2009-11-05.