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by Giosuè Carducci (1835 - 1907)

Il bove
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
T'amo, o pio bove;
e mite un sentimento
di vigore e di pace al cor m'infondi,
o che solenne come un monumento
tu guardi i campi liberi e fecondi,
o che al giogo inchinandoti contento
l'agil opra de l'uom grave secondi:
ei t'escorta e ti punge, e tu co 'l lento
giro de' pazienti occhi rispondi.
Da la larga narice umida e nera
fuma il tuo spirto,
e come un inno lieto
il mugghio nel sereno aer si perde.
E del grave occhio glauco
entro l'austera dolcezza
si rispecchia ampio e quieto
il divino del pian silenzio verde.

Text Authorship:

  • by Giosuè Carducci (1835 - 1907) [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 Alfredo Casella (1883 - 1947), "Il bove", op. 21 (Due Canti) no. 2 [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-09-12
Line count: 17
Word count: 98

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