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by Maria Borgese (1881 - 1947), as Erinni

Le lucciole
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Van pel grano le lucciole col vento,
Entra la luna nuova dal balcone,
Il bimbo nudo in un fascio d’argento mi ride:
«Mamma, la canzone.»

E sul lettuccio bianco al mio bambino bianco
Gioconda io canto:

«Lucciola, vien da me,
Ti darò pane da re,
Ti darò pan da regina,
Lucciola maggiolina.»

E mar d’argento sembra anche il frumento,
La madreselva si intreccia in corone,
Dolce è il profumo: «Mamma, a cento verranno,
Se tu canti la canzone.»

E sul lettuccio bianco al mio bambino bianco
Felice io canto:

«Lucciola, vien da me,
Ti darò veste da re,
E poi manto da regina,
Lucciola maggiolina.»

Il bimbo m’accarezza lento teneramente:
«Mamma, la canzone.»
Il capo d’oro piega sonnolento al mio bacio,
Alla mia benedizione.

E sul lettuccio bianco al mio bambino bianco
Sommessa io canto:

«Lucciola, vien da me,
Ti darò letto da re,
E lenzuolo da regina,
Lucciola maggiolina.»

Text Authorship:

  • by Maria Borgese (1881 - 1947), as Erinni [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 Renato Brogi (1873 - 1924), "Le lucciole", published 1931. [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "The fireflies", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2019-01-11
Line count: 30
Word count: 150

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