Stanotte a mezzanotte mi levai
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Stanotte a mezzanotte mi levai, Trovai 'l mio cuore che dal petto usciva; E io gli dissi: cor, dove ne vai? Mi disse: A veder voi che ne veniva. Mira, il mi' core se non ti vuol bene! Esce dal petto e a vedere ti viene.
Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Stanotte a mezzanotte mi levai", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841 [author's text checked 1 time 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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914) , no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 75, first published 1860 ; composed by Hugo Wolf.
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This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
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Word count: 46