Sui campi e su le strade
Silenzïosa e lieve,
Volteggiando, la neve
Cade.
Danza la falda bianca
Ne l'ampio ciel scherzosa,
Poi sul terren si posa
Stanca.
In mille immote forme
Sui tetti e sui camini,
Sui cippi e nei giardini
Dorme.
Tutto dintorno è pace:
Chiuso in oblìo profondo,
Indifferente il mondo
Tace....
Ma ne la calma immensa
Torna ai ricordi il core,
E ad un sopito amore
Pensa.
Confirmed with Ada Negri, Fatalità, Milano, Fratelli Treves, 1911.
Text Authorship:
- by Ada Negri (1870 - 1945), "Nevicata", appears in Fatalità [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Hedwig Jahn (b. 1845) , "Schneefall", appears in Schicksal. [Fatalitá.] Gedichte von Ada Negri ; composed by Max J. L. Gus.
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Es fällt aus luft'ger Höh' In leichtem Wirbelkreise Auf Feld und Gassen leise Der Schnee. In weißen Blättchen fliegt Er scherzend hin und wieder, Bis müd' am Boden nieder Er liegt. Dann ruht der weiche Flaum Auf Dächern und auf Feldern, Auf Bergen und auf Wäldern Im Traum. Wohin das Auge fällt, Herrscht Frieden, und in Schweigen Sank nach des Tages Reigen Die Welt. Die tiefe Stille senkt, Ins Herz Erinnerungen An Liebe, längst verklungen, Es denkt.
Confirmed with Schicksal. [Fatalitá.] Gedichte von Ada Negri. Ins Deutsche übertragen von Hedwig Jahn, 2. Aufl., Berlin, 1895.
Text Authorship:
- by Hedwig Jahn (b. 1845), "Schneefall", appears in Schicksal. [Fatalitá.] Gedichte von Ada Negri [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Max J. L. Gus , "Schneefall", from Sechs Gedichte aus Ada Negris Fatalitá, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
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