by Alberto Donaudy (1880 - 1941)
Quella labbra non son rose
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Quelle labbra, mia signora, non son rose maggioline; (vi dicevo sempre allora). Ci son rose senza spine? Ma le ho baciate or or ed ho pensato: non son di rose un paio, ma sono un gran rosaio! Sicchè persin ne ho insanguinato il cor. Ah! No, non son di rose un paio, mia signora, ma un rosaio!
Authorship:
- by Alberto Donaudy (1880 - 1941) [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 Stefano Donaudy (1879 - 1925), "Quella labbra non son rose", published <<1918, from 36 Arie di Stile Antico, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Gretchen Armacost) , title 1: "Those lips, my lady", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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