Translation by Max Steinitzer (1864 - 1936)
Se gli alberi potessin favellare
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Se gli alberi potessin favellare E tutte le su' foglie fussin lingue, L'inchiostro fosse l'acqua dello mare, La terra calamaio e l'erba penne, E'l pian di Roma fosse cartao foglio, lo non ti scriverei il ben che ti voglio: Se il pian di Roma fosse foglio e carta, lo non ti scriverei la minor parte.
Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Tuscan  [author's text not yet checked 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 Ermanno Wolf Ferrari (1876 - 1948), "Se gli alberi potessin favellare", op. 17 no. 21 (1936), from Il canzioniere, no. 21, also set in German (Deutsch) [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Max Steinitzer (1864 - 1936) ; composed by Ermanno Wolf Ferrari.
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 55
Wenn alle, alle Bäume könnten reden
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Wenn alle, alle Bäume könnten reden, Und aller Bäume Blätter hätten Zungen, Der Ozeane Wasser wäre Tinte, Ein Tintenfaß die Erd', die Gräser Federn, Ein Pergamen die weite Eb'ne Romas: Nie könnt' ich schreiben Dir, wie groß mein Lieben! Wenn Romas Plan ein weißes Pergamen wär: Nie könnt' ich schreiben Dir auch nur ein Quentchen!
Authorship:
- by Max Steinitzer (1864 - 1936) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Tuscan
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ermanno Wolf Ferrari (1876 - 1948), "Wenn alle, alle Bäume könnten reden", op. 17 no. 21 (1936), from Il canzioniere, no. 21, also set in Italian (Italiano) [ sung text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 55