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by Giovanni Meli (1740 - 1815)
Translation by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803)

Lu labbru
Language: Italian - Sicilian 
Dimmi, dimmi, apuzza nica,
unni vai cussì matinu?
Nun c'è cima, chi arrussica,
di lu munti a nui vicinu;
 
trema ancora, ancora luci
la ruggiada 'ntra li prati;
dun'accura nun ti arruci
l'ali d'oru delicati.
 
Li ciuriddi, durmigghiusi
'ntra li virdi soi buttuni,
stannu ancora stritti e chiusi
cu li testi a pinnuluni.
 
Ma l'aluzza s'affatica!
Ma tu voli e fai caminu.
Dimmi, dimmi, apuzza nica,
unni vai cussì matinu?
 
Cerchi meli? e s'iddu è chissu,
chiudi l'ali e 'un ti straccari;
ti lu 'nzignu un locu fissu,
unni ài sempri chi sucari:
 
lu canusci lu miu amuri,
Nici mia di l'occhi beddi?
'Ntra ddi labbri c'è un sapuri
na ducizza chi mai speddi;
 
'ntra lu labbru culuritu
di lu caru amatu beni
c'è lu meli chiù squisitu:
suca, sucalu, ca veni.

Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni Meli (1740 - 1815), "Lu labbru" [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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "Lu labbru", 1989/90, first performed 1990 [ SATB quartet and SATB chorus a cappella ], from Vier Chorstücke, no. 2, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803) , "Ein sicilianisches Liedchen", subtitle: "(Aus den Poesie Siciliane dell' Abbate Giovanni Meli, T. I., p. 159.) ", appears in Stimmen der Völker in Liedern, in 2. Das zweite Buch. Lieder aus dem Süd ; composed by Ferdinand von Hiller, Bernhard Ernst Scholz.
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Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-30
Line count: 28
Word count: 132

Sage, sag', o kleine Biene
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian - Sicilian 
Sage, sag', o kleine Biene, 
Wohin eilst du schon so frühe? 
Noch auf keinem Gipfel taget 
Nur ein Strahl der Morgenröthe.  

Allenthalben auf den Wiesen 
Zittert noch der Nachtthau funkelnd; 
Nimm in Acht dich, daß er deinen 
Goldnen Flügelchen nicht schade. 

Sieh, die Blümchen alle schlummern 
Noch in ihren grünen Knospen, 
Schließen noch die Köpfchen träumend  
Dicht an ihre Federbettchen.  

Doch du schlägst so rasch die Flügel! 
Eilest emsig deines Weges! 
Sage, sage mir, o Bienchen, 
Wohin gilt's?  Wohin so frühe? 

Suchst du Honig?  Wenn nichts anders, 
So laß ruhen deine Flügel, 
Ich will dir ein Örtchen zeigen, 
Wo du immer Honig findest. 

Kennest du nicht meine Nice? 
Nice mit den schönen Augen, 
Ihre Lippen hauchen süße 
Süßigkeiten unerschöpflich.

Auf der schön gefärbten Lippe 
Meiner einzig Hochgeliebten 
Da ist Honig!  Auserles'ner! 
Da, o Bienchen, sauge, sauge! 

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   F. Hiller 

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Confirmed with Johann Gottfried Herder, Stimmen der Völker in Liedern, neu herausgegeben, ed. by Johann von Müller, Wien: Franz Haasischen Buchhandlung, 1813m pages 185 - 186. Appears in Das zweite Buch. Lieder aus dem Süd.


Text Authorship:

  • by Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 - 1803), "Ein sicilianisches Liedchen", subtitle: "(Aus den Poesie Siciliane dell' Abbate Giovanni Meli, T. I., p. 159.) ", appears in Stimmen der Völker in Liedern, in 2. Das zweite Buch. Lieder aus dem Süd [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Italian - Sicilian by Giovanni Meli (1740 - 1815), "Lu labbru"
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ferdinand von Hiller (1811 - 1885), "Sizilianisch", op. 194 (Zwei Chorgesänge für SATB) no. 2, published [1880] [ SATB chorus ], Bonn, Gustav Cohen [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Bernhard Ernst Scholz (1835 - 1916), "Ein sicilianisches Liedchen", op. 76 (Zwei Lieder für 1 Singstimme mit Pianoforte) no. 2, published 1895 [ voice and piano ], Frankfurt a/M., Firnberg [sung text not yet checked]

Research team for this page: Melanie Trumbull , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-12-21
Line count: 28
Word count: 137

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