by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)
A un giovane morto Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
Anche tu cadesti. La tuo giovinezza chiuse l'onda del mare. ... Tremendo è l'abisso dell'Ade ... Perché chi vi precipita è legge che più non risalga..
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Composition:
- Set to music by Chiara Benati (b. 1956), "A un giovane morto", 1999 [ soprano and piano ], from Liriche antiche, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)
Based on:
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , Anacreontic [text unavailable]
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This text was added to the website: 2024-06-27
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