When through the Piazetta | Venetianisches Gondellied | Wenn durch die Piazetta

by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)

Translation by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876)

When through the Piazzetta

Language: English

When through the Piazzetta
Night breathes her cool air,
Then, dearest Ninetta,
I'll come to thee there.
Beneath thy mask shrouded, 
I'll know thee afar,
As Love knows, though clouded, 
his own Evening Star.

In garb, then, resembling
Some gay gondolier,
I'll whisper thee, trembling,
Our bark, love, is near:
Now, now, while there hover
those clouds o'er the moon,
'Twill waft thee safe over
yon silent Lagoon."

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by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "When through the Piazzetta"

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Venetianisches Lied II

(Sung text for setting by R. Schumann)

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Language: German (Deutsch) after the English

Our translations: CAT DUT ENG ENG FRE ITA ITA LIT

Wenn durch die Piazetta
Die Abendluft weht,
Dann weißt du, Ninetta,
Wer wartend hier steht.
Du weißt, wer trotz Schleier
Und Maske dich kennt,
Wie Amor die Venus
Am Nachtfirmament.

Ein Schifferkleid trag' ich
Zur selbigen Zeit,
Und zitternd dir sag' ich:
„Das Boot liegt bereit!
O komm, wo den Mond
Noch Wolken umziehn,
Laß durch die Lagunen,
Mein Leben, uns fliehn!“

Confirmed with Ferdinand Freiligrath's sämmtliche Werke, Dritter Band, New-York: Verlag von Friedrich Gerhard, 1858, page 326.

Composition:

Robert Schumann

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Text Authorship:

by Ferdinand Freiligrath (1810 - 1876), "When through the Piazetta"

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a text in English by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "When through the Piazzetta"
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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 68