Translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)
Non so quale canzona mi cantare
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Non so quale canzona mi cantare, Che s'affacesse alla vostra persona: Di sottoterra la vorrei cavare. Che detta non l'avesse creatura, Che detta non l'avesse né sentita Uomo né donna né persona antica.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Non so quale canzona mi cantare", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
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This text was added to the website: 2003-12-30
Line count: 6
Word count: 33
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Was für ein Lied soll dir gesungen werden, Das deiner würdig sei? Wo find' ich's nur? Am liebsten grüb' ich es tief aus der Erden, Gesungen noch von keiner Creatur. Ein Lied, das weder Mann noch Weib bis heute Hört' oder sang, selbst nicht die ältsten Leute.
Composition:
- Set to music by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), no title, 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 23
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 130, first published 1860
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Non so quale canzona mi cantare", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "What song should I sing", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-30
Line count: 6
Word count: 47