Italian (Italiano) translations of Vier Lieder, opus 1

by Gerhart von Westermann (1894 - 1963)

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1. Das war der Tag...  [sung text not yet checked]
by Gerhart von Westermann (1894 - 1963), "Das war der Tag...", op. 1 (Vier Lieder) no. 1, copyright © 1940 [ medium voice and piano ], Berlin : Ed. Bote & G. Bock
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Das war der Tag der weißen Chrysanthemen, --
mir bangte fast vor seiner Pracht...
Und dann, dann kamst du mir die Seele nehmen
tief in der Nacht.

Mir war so bang, und du kamst lieb und leise, --
ich hatte grad im Traum an dich gedacht.
Du kamst, und leis wie eine Märchenweise
erklang die Nacht....

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Confirmed with Erste Gedichte von Rainer Maria Rilke, Leipzig, Im Insel-Verlag, 1913.

Note: some lines of this poem were used in Zanettovich's Lied (mond - nacht - liebes - traum - lied)

by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
1. Coronamento del sogno
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
  Cadeva il giorno dei bianchi crisantemi
  Io ero inquieto per il loro splendore...
  E poi, poi tu venisti l'anima a rapirmi
  Della notte nel cuore.
  Io ero in ansia, e tu dolce e delicata,
  Tu che avevo appena nel sogno incontrato,
  Tu sei venuta, e come un melodia incantata
  La notte ha risuonato.

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