Una storia assai comune | Philint poco fa alla porta di Babet bussava

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by Christian Felix Weisse (1726 - 1804)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Philint stand jüngst vor Babets Tür

(Sung text for setting by G. Benda)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: DUT FRE ITA

Philint stand jüngst vor Babets Thür
Und klopft', und rief: Ist niemand hier?
Ich bin Philint! Laßt mich hinein! --
Sie kam, und sprach: Nein, nein!

 ... 

Bekümmert wollt' er wieder gehn:
Da hört' er schnell den Schlüssel drehn:
Er hört: Auf einen Augenblick!
Doch geh' auch gleich zurück!

Er seufzt', er bat recht jämmerlich.
Nein! sagte sie, ich fürchte dich;
Es ist schon Nacht, ich bin allein:
Philint, es kann nicht sein!

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Die Nachbarn plagt die Neugier sehr:
Sie warteten der Wiederkehr;
Er kam auch, doch erst Morgens früh.
Ey, ey! wie lachten sie!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3,2,4 of the original text.

Composition:

Georg (Jiři Antonín) Benda

Sammlung vermischter Clavier- und Singstücke

Text Authorship:

by Christian Felix Weisse (1726 - 1804), "Eine sehr gewöhnliche Geschichte"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Marie-Claire Delay) , "Une histoire très ordinaire", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Una storia assai comune", copyright © 2010, (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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Una storia assai comune

(Sung text translation for setting by G. Benda)

See original

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the German (Deutsch)

Philint poco fa alla porta di Babet bussava
e ad alta voce: "c'è nessuno?" chiedeva;
"Sono Philint, lasciami entrare!"
Lei venne e disse:  "Te lo puoi sognare!"

 ... 

Fattosi triste, si appresta ad andare
quando ad un tratto sente la chiave girare;
E lei gli dice: "Solo per un momento!
poi dovrai andar via veloce come il vento".

Lui sospirava e implorava ancora.
"No" lei rispose, "di te provo paura;
S'è fatta notte, sola sono rimasta:
Philint, non si può, e ora basta!"

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Stavano i vicini curiosi a spiare,
aspettavano di vederlo uscire.
E lui uscì fuori, ma quando si fece giorno,
Ah! quanto risero tutti quanti lì attorno!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3,2,4 of the original text.

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