by Andrea Maffei (1798 - 1885)
Brindisi
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Mescetemi il vino! Tu solo, o bicchiero, Fra gaudi terreni non sei menzognero, Tu, vita de' sensi, letizia del cor. Amai; m'infiammaro due sguardi fatali; Credei l'amicizia fanciulla senz'ali, Follia de' prim'anni, fantasma illusor. Mescetemi il vino, letizia del cor. L'amico, l'amante col tempo ne fugge, Ma tu non paventi chi tutto distrugge: L'età non t'offende, t'accresce virtù. Sfiorito l'aprile, cadute le rose, Tu sei che n'allegri le cure noiose: Sei tu che ne torni la gioia che fu. Mescetemi il vino, letizia del cor. Chi meglio risana del cor le ferite? Se te non ci desse la provvida vite, Sarebbe immortale l'umano dolor. Mescetemi il vino! Tu sol, o bicchiero, Fra gaudi terreni non sei menzognero, Tu, vita de' sensi, letizia del cor.
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- by Andrea Maffei (1798 - 1885) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), "Brindisi", 1845 [voice and piano], from 6 Romanze, no. 6, also set in German (Deutsch) [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist CAT FRE ; composed by Giuseppe Verdi.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Brindis", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Toast", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Trinkspruch", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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