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An Italian Songbook: 10 songs with texts by Carducci, Pascoli and d'Annunzio

by Derek Healey (b. 1936)

1. Pianto Antico

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
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Text Authorship:

  • by Giosuè Carducci (1835 - 1907)

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2. San Martino

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
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Text Authorship:

  • by Giosuè Carducci (1835 - 1907)

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3. Il treno

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
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  • by Giosuè Carducci (1835 - 1907)

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4. Novembre

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
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Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni Pascoli (1855 - 1912)

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5. Il gelsomino notturno

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
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Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni Pascoli (1855 - 1912)

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6. Orfano  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Lenta la neve fiocca, fiocca, fiocca.
Senti: una zana dondola pian piano.
Un bimbo piange, il piccol dito in bocca.
Canta una vecchia, il mento sulla mano.

La vecchia canta: intorno al tuo lettino
C'è rose e gigli [tutto]1 un bel giardino.
Nel bel giardino il bimbo s'addormenta,
[La neve fiocca]2 lenta, lenta, lenta.

Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni Pascoli (1855 - 1912), "Orfano", appears in Myricae, in Creature, no. 4

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Carl Ratner) , "The snow is falling", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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1 Cimara: "come"
2 Cimara: "Fiocca la neve"

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7. L'assiuolo  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Dov'era la luna? ché il cielo
notava in un'alba di perla, 
ed ergersi il mandorlo e il melo
parevano a meglio vederla.
Venivano soffi di lampi
da un nero di nubi laggiù;
veniva una voce dai campi:
chiù...

Le stelle lucevano rare
tra mezzo alla nebbia di latte:
sentivo il cullare del mare, 
sentivo un fru fru tra le fratte;
sentivo nel cuore un sussulto, 
com'eco d'un grido che fu.
Sonava lontano il singulto:
chiù...

Su tutte le lucide vette
tremava un sospiro di vento:
squassavano le cavallette
finissimi sistri d'argento
(tintinni a invisibili porte
che forse non s'aprono più?...);
e c'era quel pianto di morte...
chiù...	

Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni Pascoli (1855 - 1912), "L'assiuolo", appears in Myricae, in In campagna, no. 11

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8. Assisi

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
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Text Authorship:

  • by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)

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9. O falce di luna calante  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
O falce di luna calante
che brilli su l'acque deserte,
o falce d'argento, qual mèsse di sogni
ondeggia a 'l tuo mite chiarore qua giù!

Aneliti brevi di foglie
di fiori di flutti da 'l bosco
esalano a 'l mare: non canto, non grido,
non suono pe 'l vasto silenzio va.

Oppresso d'amor, di piacere,
il popol de' vivi s'addorme.
O falce calante, qual mèsse di sogni
ondeggia a 'l tuo mite chiarore qua giù!

Text Authorship:

  • by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Anne Evans) , "O crescent of a waning moon", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "O Sichel abnehmenden Mondes", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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10. Romanza  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Ondeggiano i letti di rose
Ne li orti specchiati da 'l mare
In coro le spose con lento cantare
Ne 'l talamo d'oro sopiscono il sir.

Da l'alto scintillan profonde
Le stelle su 'l capo immortale;
Ne 'l vento si effonde quel cantico e sale 
Pe 'l gran firmamento che incurvasi a udir.

Ignudo le nobili forme
Consparso d'un olio d'aroma,
L'amato s'addorme: la sua dolce chioma
Par tutta di neri giacinti fiorir.

Discende [da']1 cieli stellanti
Un fiume soave d'oblio.
Le spose, pieganti su 'l bel semidìo,
Ne bevon con lungo piacere il respir.

Text Authorship:

  • by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938), "Romanza", appears in Isaotta Guttadàuro ed altre poesie

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Erotica", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Érotique", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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1 Pizzetti: "dai"

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 334
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