by Ugo Bassani (1851 - 1914)
Sognai
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Sognai che un'innocente Fanciulla un dí m'avea rubato il core, E mi parea, demente, Che lo volesse inebriar d'amore. Sentía d'amarla tanto, Che amar di piú solo potrebbe Iddio, Ed era lei l'incanto Della mia vita e l'universo mio. E tutto a quel divino Delirio giovanil m'abbandonai, E mi credei persino Morirle ai piè di troppo amor... Sognai!
Authorship:
- by Ugo Bassani (1851 - 1914) [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 Alfredo Catalani (1854 - 1893), "Sognai", 1877. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 58