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I Firenze

Song Cycle by Helena Munktell (1852 - 1919)

. Duetto

Language: Swedish (Svenska) 
Stefano
O, ja nu taflan färdig är!
Den spår af eder skönhet bär,
men Gemmas svagt den härmar bara.
Gemma (framför taflan) 
Min gud, så skön kan jag ej vara!
Ni smickrat mig!
Stefano (leende)
Åh, nej, åh nej!
Gemma
Så mina ögon icke stråla!
Stefano
O, deras glans kan ingen måla!
Gemma
Ni smickrar mig!
Stefano
Åh nej, fih nej!
Gemma
Och denna hy . . .
Stefano
Dess blekhet svann,
om på din mun min kyss blott brann.
Gemma (blygt)
Åh nej, åh nej! det illa är
att tala till mig nu så der!
Stefano
Tro mig en kyss under den gör!
rosor den föder, blekheten dör,
jorden förvandlas till paradis,
derföre kyss mig om du är vis!
Gemma
Tro mig en kyss farlig den är,
sorger och qval följa den lär,
derföre var, flicka, som is —
aldrig en kyss om du är vis!

Text Authorship:

  • by Daniel Fallström (1858 - 1937) [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):

Set by Helena Munktell (1852 - 1919), first performed 1889 [ soprano, tenor and orchestra ]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

2. Duetto  [sung text not yet checked]

Language: French (Français) 
J'adore je le refuse à ton désir
Vraiment j'ai peur de m'attendrir et doucement ta voix m'implore
Mais ce baiser
Toi que j'adore je le refuse à ton désir

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
Total word count: 176
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