by Arturo Tiberini ( flourished 1915 )
Translation Singable translation by Grace Hall
O bocca dolorosa
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
O bocca dolorosa, che mai non t’apri ai baci, dimmi perchè se taci accendi il mio desir? Labbra color di rosa, sempre languenti e molli, i dolci baci folli tutti vorrei rapir!
Text Authorship:
- by Arturo Tiberini ( flourished 1915 ) [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 Gabriele Sibella , "O bocca dolorosa", published 1915, copyright © 1915 [ voice and piano ], G. Schirmer [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Grace Hall ; composed by Gabriele Sibella.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Oh anguished mouth", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-05-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 32
Oh! Mournful Lips
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
O mournful lips and drooping, That ne'er knew passion's fire, Why doth your very silence Enkindle my desire? Lips that are like pale roses, Languid and soft and sad, Oh, to win from you kisses Humanly sweet and mad!
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Grace Hall [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Arturo Tiberini ( flourished 1915 )
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gabriele Sibella , "Oh! Mournful Lips", published 1915 [ voice and piano ], from 4 Romanze, no. 3, New York : G. Schirmer
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-11-01
Line count: 8
Word count: 39