by
Pietro Buratti (1772 - 1832)
La barcheta
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE GRE SPA SPA SPA
La note è bela,
Fa presto, o Nineta,
Andemo in barcheta
I freschi a ciapar!
A Toni g'ho dito
Ch'el felze el ne cava
Per goder sta bava
Che supia dal mar.
Ah!
Che gusto contarsela
Soleti in laguna,
E al chiaro de luna
Sentirse a vogar!
Ti pol de la ventola
Far senza, o mia cara,
Chè zefiri a gara
Te vol sventolar.
Ah!
Se gh'è tra de lori
Chi troppo indiscreto
Volesse da pèto
El velo strapar,
No bada a ste frotole,
Soleti za semo
E Toni el so' remo
Lè a tento a menar.
Ah!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "The little boat", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Sylvain Labartette) , "La petite barque", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Η βαρκούλα", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , "La barquita", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "La barquita", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "La barquita", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 27
Word count: 98
The little boat
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
The night is beautiful,
Hurry, oh little Nina,
Let us go in [a] little boat
To take the fresh air!
I told Toni
To row to the cave
To enjoy this breeze
Which blows from the sea…
Ah!
What pleasure to recount it
Alone in the lagoon,
And by the light of the moon
To hear him row!
You can [with a] fan
Do without, oh my dear,
[Since] the zephyrs [in a race]
Want to fan you.
Ah!
If there is among them
[One who], too indiscreet,
Wishes from [your] breast
The [cover] to tear,
Do not heed these [tall tales],
We are alone
And Toni [has his] oar
To guide [us] carefully.
Ah!
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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-15
Line count: 27
Word count: 115