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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
La nuit est belle, Dépêche-toi ô Ninetta, Allons sur le petit bateau Prendre le frais ! J'ai dit à Toni Qu'il enlève l'auvent Pour profiter de cette brise Qui souffle de la mer. Ah ! Que c'est agréable, Seuls sur la lagune Et au clair de lune De se sentir bercer ! Tu peux te passer de ton éventail, Oh ma très chère, Car les zéphyrs rivalisent Pour vouloir t'éventer. Ah ! Si l'un d'entre eux Qui, trop indiscret, voulait de ta poitrine soulever le voile, Ne fais pas attention à ces badineries, Nous sommes tous seuls Et Toni fait attention À actionner sa rame. Ah !
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Sylvain Labartette, (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: 2009-07-01
Line count: 27
Word count: 102