Balladeer | What use is it to sing: "O, flower of the silver birch

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by Carlo Zangarini (1874 - 1943)

Translation © by Michelle Trovato

Che mi giova cantar: "Fior di betulla

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG SPA

Che mi giova cantar: "Fior di betulla:
Vorrei tu fossi il sole ed io la stella,
E andar pel cielo e non pensare a nulla!"
Quando poi l'eco mi risponde: nulla?

Che mi vale cantar: "Fiore dei fiori:
Tu sei l'amore mio díoggi e di ieri:
Tu sei l'amore mio che mai non muori!"
Quando poi l'eco mi risponde: muori?

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by Carlo Zangarini (1874 - 1943) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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by Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "Stornellatrice", P. 69 (1906?)

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ENG English (Michelle Trovato) , "Balladeer", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 60

Balladeer

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

What use is it to sing: "O, flower of the silver birch:
"I wish you were the sun and I a star.
Wandering through the heavens, thinking of nothing."
If then the echo replies to me: nothing?

What is it worth to me to sing: "Flower of all flowers:
"You are my love for both today and yesterday
You are my love who will never die!"
If the echo replies to me: die?

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Carlo Zangarini (1874 - 1943)
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This text was added to the website: 2011-11-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 73