by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)
Ondeggiano i letti di rose
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Ondeggiano i letti di rose Ne li orti specchiati da 'l mare In coro le spose con lento cantare Ne 'l talamo d'oro sopiscono il sir. Da l'alto scintillan profonde Le stelle su 'l capo immortale; Ne 'l vento si effonde quel cantico e sale Pe 'l gran firmamento che incurvasi a udir. Ignudo le nobili forme Consparso d'un olio d'aroma, L'amato s'addorme: la sua dolce chioma Par tutta di neri giacinti fiorir. Discende da' cieli stellanti Un fiume soave d'oblio. Le spose, pieganti su 'l bel semidìo, Ne bevon con lungo piacere il respir.
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- by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938), "Romanza", appears in Isaotta Guttadàuro ed altre poesie [author's text checked 1 time 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):
- by Derek Healey (b. 1936), "Romanza", op. 121c no. 3 (2009) [ baritone and piano ], from An Italian Songbook: 10 songs with texts by Carducci, Pascoli and d'Annunzio, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880 - 1968), "Erotica" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Erotica", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Érotique", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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