Italian (Italiano) translations of Three Browning Songs, opus 44

by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944)

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1. The year's at the spring
 (Sung text)
by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "The year's at the spring", op. 44 (Three Browning Songs) no. 1, published 1900 [ voice and piano ]
Language: English 
The year's at the spring
And day's at the morn;
Morning's at seven;
The hill-side's dew-pearl'd;
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn;
God's in His heaven --
All's right with the world!

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Sometimes titled "Pippa's Song" in later editions.

by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
1. L'anno in primavera
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
L'anno in primavera, 
E il giorno di al mattino; 
Mattina di alle sette; 
Lato della collina coperto di perle di rugiada;
L'allodola è sulla fascia;
La lumaca di su la spina;
Dio nel suo cielo –
Tutto è di destra  con il mondo!

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2. Ah, Love, but a day
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by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "Ah, Love, but a day", op. 44 (Three Browning Songs) no. 2, published c1900, stanzas 1-2
Language: English 
Ah, Love, but a day,
And the world has changed!
The sun's away,
And the bird estranged;
The wind has dropped, 
And the sky's deranged;
Summer has stopped.

Look in my eyes!
Wilt thou change too?
Should I fear surprise?
Shall I find aught new 
In the old and dear,
In the good and true,
With the changing year?

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by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
2. Ah, l'amore, ma un giorno
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Ah, l'amore, ma un giorno,
E il mondo è cambiato!
Via del sole, 
E l'uccello estraneo;
Il vento è calato, 
E il cielo della squilibrato; 
L'estate è fermato. 

Guardami negli occhi!
Vuoi tu cambiare troppo?
Dovrei temere sorpresa?
Devo trovare tutto nuovo?
Nel vecchio e caro, 
In buono e vero,
Con l'anno che cambia?

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3. I send my heart up to thee
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by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "I send my heart up to thee", op. 44 (Three Browning Songs) no. 3, published 1900
Language: English 
I send my heart up to thee, all my heart 
  In this my singing,
For the stars help me, and the sea, and the sea bears part;
  The very night is clinging
Closer to Venice' streets to leave one space 
  Above me, whence thy face
May light my joyous heart to thee, to thee its dwelling place.

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Confirmed with The World’s Best Poetry, ed. by Bliss Carman, et al. Philadelphia: John D. Morris & Co., 1904; Bartleby.com, 2012. http://www.bartleby.com/360/2/248.html ; an excerpt from a longer poem titled "Love's power", subtitled "In a gondola" (the beginning).

by Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
3.
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Io mando il mio cuore a te, tutto il mio cuore 
In questo mio canto,
Per le stelle mi aiutano, e il mare, e il mare orsi parte;
La sera stessa si aggrappa
Più vicino a strade di Venezia 'a lasciare sullo spazio Sopra di me,
dove il tuo volto
Può illuminare il mio cuore gioioso a te, a te la sua dimora.

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