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Se tu m'ami, se tu sospiri

Text by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687-1765)


Set by Alessandro Parisotti (1853-1913), attributed to Giovanni Pergolesi (1710-1736)

Se tu m'ami, se tu sospiri
[se tu ma.mi se tu so.spi.i]
If you love-me, if you sigh

Sol per me, gentil Pastor:


[sol per me dn.til pas.tor]
only for me gentle shepherd:

Ho dolor de' tuoi martiri,


[ do.lor de twi mar.ti.i]
I-have sadness for your suffering,
(I am saddened by your suffering,)

Ho diletto del tuo amor: Original: tu' amor:


[ di.lt.to del tuo a.mor] [tu. a.mor]
I-have delight in-the your love:
(I am made happy by your love.)

Ma se pensi che soletto


[ma se pn.si ke so.let.to]
But if you-think that alone
(But if you think that)

Io ti debba riamar;
[io ti db.ba ia.ma]
I you must return-love;
(I must only love you alone,)

Pastorello, sei soggetto


[pas.to.l.lo si sod.dt.to]
Little-shepherd, you-are subject

Facilmente a t'ingannar.
[fa.til.men.te a ti.an.nar]
easily to self-deception.

Bella rosa porporina


[bl.la r.za pr.po.i.na]
Beautiful rose red

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Oggi Silvio sceglierà,
[d.di sil.vjo e.e.a]
today Silvio will-choose;

Con la scusa della Spina


[kon la sku.za del.la spi.na]
With the excuse of-the thorn

Doman poi la sprezzerà.


[do.man pi la spret.tse.a]
tomorrow then it he-will-despise.
(tomorrow he will hate it.)

Ma degli uomini il consiglio


[ma de.w.mi. nil kon.si.o]
But of-the men the advice
(But the advice of men)

Io per me non seguirò,


[io per me non se.wi.]
I for myself not will-follow,
(I will not follow,)

Non perché mi piace il giglio


[non per.ke mi pja.te il di.o
Not because to-me pleases the lily
(Just because I like lilies)

Gli altri fiori sprezzerò.


al.ti fjo.i spret.tse.]
the other flowers I-will-despise.
(doesn't mean I hate the other flowers.)

Se tu m'ami, se tu sospiri sol per me gentil pastor…

(Literal translation and IPA transcription © 2008 by Bard Suverkrop—IPA Source, LLC)

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