Dorme la selva, e tra l'ombrose fronde
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG GER
Dorme la selva, e tra l'ombrose fronde
scherza argentea la luna; un molle albore
ne l'ampia solitudin si diffonde:
Amore amore!
E l'usignol non canta. Ei piega lento
su 'l curvo salcio la testina, e muore;
pur l'estremo sospir gli strappa il vento:
Amore amore!
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Linda Godry) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 45
The forest is sleeping, and through the...
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
The forest is sleeping, and through the branches' shadows
Plays the silvery moon; the gentle dawn
Can not disperse the loneliness:
Love, love!
The nightingale doesn't sing anymore. Tired she bows
her head under the weeping willow, and dies;
while the wind rustles a heavy sigh through its branches:
Love, love!
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This text was added to the website: 2007-01-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 51