I gondolieri

Voghiam sull'agil vela,
bello risplende il cielo,
la luna è senza velo,
senza tempesta	il mar.
 
Vogar, posar sul prato;
al gondoliere è dato
fra i beni, il ben maggior. 

Non cal se brilla il sole,
o mesta appar la luna,
ognor sulla laguna
il gondoliere è Re.

Translation(s): GER

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• by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (1792 - 1868), "I gondolieri" [vocal quartet for soprano, contralto, tenor, and bass], from the collection Péchés de vieillesse, Vol I: Album italiano, no. 1. [
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• GER German (Deutsch) (Johannes Becker) , title 1: "Die Gondelführer", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Die Gondelführer

Wir rudern unter dem flinken Segel, 
schön strahlt der Himmel,
der Mond ist ohne Schleier, 
ohne Sturm das Meer.

Rudern, auf der Wiese liegen: 
dem Gondoliere ist gegeben
von den Gütern das größte Gut.

Auch wenn die Sonne nicht warm scheint,
oder der Mond traurig aussieht,
immer ist auf der Lagune
der Gondoliere ein König.

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• a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Gioacchino Antonio Rossini. Go to the text.

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