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La note è bela, Fa presto, o Nineta, Andemo in barcheta I freschi a ciapar! A Toni g'ho dito Ch'el felze el ne cava Per goder sta bava Che supia dal mar. Ah! Che gusto contarsela Soleti in laguna, E al chiaro de luna Sentirse a vogar! Ti pol de la ventola Far senza, o mia cara, Chè zefiri a gara Te vol sventolar. Ah! Se gh'è tra de lori Chi troppo indiscreto Volesse da pèto El velo strapar, No bada a ste frotole, Soleti za semo E Toni el so' remo Lè a tento a menar. Ah!
Text Authorship:
- by Pietro Buratti (1772 - 1832) [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 Reynaldo Hahn (1874 - 1947), "La barcheta", 1901, published 1919 [ high voice and piano ], from Venezia, chansons en dialecte vénitien, no. 2, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "The little boat", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Sylvain Labartette) , "La petite barque", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Effimia Gianniou) , "Η βαρκούλα", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , "La barquita", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "La barquita", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "La barquita", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 27
Word count: 98
The night is beautiful, Hurry, oh little Nina, Let us go in [a] little boat To take the fresh air! I told Toni To row to the cave To enjoy this breeze Which blows from the sea… Ah! What pleasure to recount it Alone in the lagoon, And by the light of the moon To hear him row! You can [with a] fan Do without, oh my dear, [Since] the zephyrs [in a race] Want to fan you. Ah! If there is among them [One who], too indiscreet, Wishes from [your] breast The [cover] to tear, Do not heed these [tall tales], We are alone And Toni [has his] oar To guide [us] carefully. Ah!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2019 by Garrett Medlock, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Pietro Buratti (1772 - 1832)
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-15
Line count: 27
Word count: 115