by
Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886)
Ier fu mandata una persona pia
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ier fu mandata una persona pia
Che la vestì di bianco tutta quanta;
Poi son venuti, e l'han portata via
In pompa santa.
L'ho vista proprio là nella chiesetta
Là dove m'han portato a battezzare;
Stava la bara della poveretta
Presso l'altare.
Mi venne allor sul viso uno smortore
Che somigliava al bacio della Morte,
E freddo per letargico sudore,
Caddi alle porte.
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- Also set in French (Français), a translation by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) ; composed by Charles Gounod.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Yesterday, a pious women", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2004-08-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 63
Yesterday, a pious women
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
Yesterday, a pious women was sent
Who dressed her all in white;
Then they came, and bore her away
in holy pomp.
I saw my beloved in the same church
Where I was brought to be baptized;
The poor girl’s coffin stood
At the altar.
My face blanched
As though kissed by Death,
And frenched in a cold sweat,
I collapsed by the door.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886), no title
This text was added to the website: 2016-10-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 64