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by Alberto Donini
Translation © by Paolo Montanari

Stornello
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
O fior del prato!
Maggio di fiori tutto il mondo allieta,
Ma il più bel fior ne l'alma or m'è sbocciato.
Sfida ogni brina
Il fior ch'io tengo e sullo stel sostiene
Petali d'or, corolla cilestrina.

O fior del verde!
Alma di donna a la ragion sta sorda
E nel torneo d'amor vince chi perde!
Ansia profonda!
Amor che a cor gentil ratto s'apprende,
Occhi d'azzurro tiene e chioma bionda.

Text Authorship:

  • by Alberto Donini  [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 Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "Stornello", P. 70 (1906), from the operetta Re Enzo [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Paolo Montanari) , title 1: "Stornello", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 70

Stornello
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano) 
O flower in the field!
May that gladdens the world with flowers!
But the most beautiful flower is the one that now bloomed in my heart.
It defies every frost
the flower that I bring - and it holds upon the stalk
golden petals and sky-blue corolla.

O flower in the green!
The soul of a woman is deaf to reason
and in the tournement of love wins he who loses!
Deep anxiety!
Love, which quickly seizes on a gentle heart,
has blue eyes and blond hair.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2005 by Paolo Montanari, (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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Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Alberto Donini
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2005-04-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 86

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