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by Ada Negri (1870 - 1945)

Anniversario
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Non chiamarmi, non dirmi nulla
Non tentare di farmi sorridere
Oggi io sono come la belva
Che si rintana per morire.
Lascia ch'io mi ranicchi nell'angolo
Con la testa sulle ginocchia,
L'ore si spengono nel silenzio.
Salga in torbide onde l'angoscia
E m'affoghi; altro non chiedo
Che di perdere la conoscenza.
Ma non m' è dato. Quel volto
Quel riso l'ho sempre davanti.
Giorno e notte il ricordo m'è uncino
Confitto nella carne viva.
Forse morire io non potrò
Mai: condannata in eterno
A vegliare il mio strazio in mem,
Piangendo con occhi senza palpebre.

Abbassa la lampada, copri il fuoco
Che la stanza sia come una tomba.

Text Authorship:

  • by Ada Negri (1870 - 1945), "Anniversario" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Pier Adolfo Tirindelli (1858 - 1937), "Anniversario" [voice and piano] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Mario Giuseppe Genesi

This text was added to the website: 2016-05-03
Line count: 20
Word count: 108

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