Solo in te, alba, riposa la mia morte affannosa. Solo in te trova pace l’insonnia mia, ch’è simile ad un rombante fiume rapinoso, infernale, dov’io vado ogni notte dibattendomi invano. Dinanzi a te, che giungi sempre così furtiva da far quasi paura, e origli e spii, spettro anche tu, il più vago, alba dal freddo viso, cessan gli orrori, fuggono i fantasmi. La morte, mia nera compagna di veglia, se ne va, s’allontana a passi di ladro. Ond’io emergo e mi libero dall’onda tenebrosa e affranto mi riduco al mio sonno di pietra. O alba, o dolce alba, mare di luce incerta, in cui tutto ha foce.
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Text Authorship:
- by Nazzareno Cardarelli (1887 - 1959), as Vincenzo Cardarelli, "Alba" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Jacqueline Fontyn (b. 1930), "Alba", 1981 [ soprano, clarinet, violoncello, harp or percussion, and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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