Ella è malata, ella s'è messa in letto

Ella è malata, ella s'è messa in letto
La povera Biondina! E son d'avviso
Che Dio la voglia fare un Angioletto
Del Paradiso.

Oh! Madonnina! Il Ciel n'ha pu già tante
Anime elette!   Lasciami costei!
E se non lice, fammi sull'istante
Morir con lei!

Come colombe al tuo santo appello
Noi volerem chiamati dal desio;
La tomba è forse il talamo più bello
Dato da Dio!

Translation(s): ENG FRE

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• by Giuseppe Zaffira , no title [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Ella è malata", CG. 348 (1872) [voice and piano], from Biondina, poème musical, no. 10, also set in French (Français) [ sung text verified 1 time]

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• Also set in French (Français), a translation by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) ENG by Charles Gounod.
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• ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "She’s fallen ill", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2004-08-03.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:05
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She’s fallen ill

She’s fallen ill, she’s taken to her bed
Poor Biondina! And I worry
That God will transform her into a little angel
of paradise.

Oh! Blessed Virgin! Heaven already has so many
Souls of the elect! Leave me hers!
And if this can’t be, let me instantly
Die with her!

Like doves, at your sacred call
We’ll take wing, summonded by desire;
The tomb may be the most beautiful bed
God can give!

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• a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giuseppe Zaffira , no title FRE
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Charles Gounod. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2016-10-04.
Last modified: 2016-10-04 17:43:35
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