by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Un tetto umil
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
Un tetto umil, cui cinge il faggio e il pin,
cui splende al nascere il sole del matin.
Dal sonno là mi sveglia l'usignol.
Frugal ristor, che amor m'appresta sol;
un campicell', che non ha imposte ancor;
un vecchio buon vicin, che m'ama ognor;
Un chiaro cielo, un puro sangue in sen
ed al lavor il cor seren.
Sì bel destin! tu invidi forse a me?
L'avessi io pur, per farne parte a te!
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Barbara Miller) , title 1: "A humble home", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Un humble toit", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 10
Word count: 74
A humble home
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
A humble home [literally roof], which the beech and pine surround,
On which the morning sun shines at dawn.
From sleep there the nightingale awakens me.
Frugal meal, which only love prepares for me;
A small field, that does not yet have a tax on it;
A good old neighbor, who always loves me;
A bright sky, a pure blood in the breast
And towards work a serene heart.
What a fine destiny! You perhaps envy me?
I would have it only to share it with you!
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2004 by Barbara Miller, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2004-03-23
Line count: 10
Word count: 87