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Tramontata è la luna

Set by Goffredo Petrassi (1904 - 2003), "Tramontata è la luna", 1942, from Due liriche di Saffo, no. 1 [Sung Text]

Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.


Tramontata è la luna
E le Plejadi a mezzo della notte;
Anche giovinezza già dilegua,
E ormai nel mio letto resto sola.

Text Authorship:

  • by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) [an adaptation]

Based on:

  • a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
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Scuote l'anima mia Eros
Come vento sul monte
che irrompe entro le querce

Text Authorship:

  • by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968), no title

Based on:

  • a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE), no title
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E scioglie le membra e le agita,
Dolce amaro indomabile serpente.

Text Authorship:

  • by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968), no title

Based on:

  • a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

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Ma a me non ape, non miele

Text Authorship:

  • by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968), no title

Based on:

  • a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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E soffro e desidero.

Text Authorship:

  • by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968), no title

Based on:

  • a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
    • Go to the text page.

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Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]


Author(s): Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)
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