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by Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891)
Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Ô pâle Ophélia!
 (Sung text for setting by K. Miehling)
 See base text
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ITA
 ... 

II
 Ô pâle Ophélia ! belle comme la neige !
 Oui tu mourus, enfant, par un fleuve emporté !
 C'est que les vents tombant des grands monts de Norwège
 T'avaient parlé tout bas de l'âpre liberté ;

 C'est qu'un souffle, tordant ta grande chevelure,
 A ton esprit rêveur portait d'étranges bruits ;
 Que ton coeur écoutait le chant de la Nature
 Dans les plaintes de l'arbre et les soupirs des nuits ;

 C'est que la voix des mers folles, immense râle,
 Brisait ton sein d'enfant, trop humain et trop doux ;
 C'est qu'un matin d'avril, un beau cavalier pâle,
 Un pauvre fou, s'assit muet à tes genoux !

 Ciel ! Amour ! Liberté ! Quel rêve, ô pauvre Folle !
 Tu te fondais à lui comme une neige au feu :
 Tes grandes visions étranglaient ta parole
 Et l'Infini terrible effara ton oeil bleu !

 ... 

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 5-8 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Ô pâle Ophélia!", op. 133 no. 2 (2007), stanzas 5-8 [ voice and piano ], from Ophélie; drei Lieder nach Arthur Rimbaud, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891), "Ophélie"

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

  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Ofelia", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-27
Line count: 39
Word count: 298

Ofelia
 (Sung text translation for setting by K. Miehling)
 See original
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the French (Français) 
 ... 

Le ninfee, che lei sfiora, mandano un sospiro;
Ella ridesta a volte, dentro al quieto ontano,
Qualche nido, da cui fugge un frullo d'ali leggero:
Dagli astri d'oro discende un canto arcano.

II

Pallida Ofelia! Bello come la neve è il tuo viso!
Tu sei morta fanciulla, che il fiume ha trascinato!
Il vento di Norvegia, da grandi monti disceso,
di un'aspra libertà ti aveva raccontato.

E il soffio, che torceva la tua capigliatura,
al tuo animo sognante portava strani rumori;
il tuo cuore ascoltava il canto della Natura
nel gemito degli alberi e nei notturni sospiri.

 ... 

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 5-8 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from French (Français) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2008-08-09
Line count: 39
Word count: 295

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