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by Vasile Alecsandri (1821 - 1890)

De‑aş fi, iubito, gingaşa floare
Language: Romanian (Română) 
De-aş fi, iubito, gingaşa floare
Ce creşte-n vale, lângă pârău,
Aş da şi roua şi mândrul soare
Pe-o rază dulce din ochiul tău.

De-aş fi, iubito, paserea mică
Ce pintre frunze saltă uşor,
Pe-a tale braţe stând fără frică,
N-aş vrea în lume ca să mai zbor.

De-aş fi, iubito, vântul de seară,
Eu nicio floare n-aş îngâna,
Ci cât e noaptea de primăvară
Pe sânu-ţi fraged m-aş legăna.

De-aş fi, iubito, îngerul care
Te-adoarme noaptea cu glasul său,
Ţi-aş fura tainic o sărutare
Şi-n cer te-aş duce pe sânul meu.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Vasile Alecsandri (1821 - 1890), "Romanţă" [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 Eusebius Mandyczewski (1857 - 1929), "De-aş fi, iubito, gingaşa floare", alternate title: "Romanţă", op. 7 no. 10, published 1885 [ voice and piano ], from Rumänische Lieder = Căntece romănesci (Lieduri romănești) , no. 10, Wien, Rebay & Robitschek, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Josef Wiedemann (1828 - 1919) ; composed by Eusebius Mandyczewski.
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This text was added to the website: 2020-08-03
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