Ni nana nina na I shall sing to you

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by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Venetianisches Wiegenlied

(Sung text for setting by J. Marx)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Nina ninana will ich dir singen.
  Um Mitternacht hörst du ein Glöckchen klingen -
Nicht mein ist diese Glocke, die wir hören.
  Santa Lucia wird sie wohl gehören.
Santa Lucia gab dir ihre Augen,
  Die Magdalena ihre blonden Flechten,
Die Engel schenkten ihre Farben, Kindchen,
  Die heil'ge Martha ihr holdsel'ges Mündchen,
Ihr Mündchen süß von Florentiner Schnitte;
  O sag, wie fängt die Liebe an, ich bitte!
Sie fängt mit Musik und Geigen an,
  Und endigt mit den kleinen Kindern dann;
Sie fängt wohl an mit Singen und mit Sehnen,
  Und hört dann auf mit Jammern und mit Tränen.

Composition:

Joseph Marx

Italienisches Liederbuch

Text Authorship:

by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), "Wiegenlied", subtitle: "(Venezianisch)"

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ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , subtitle: "(Venetian)", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Bruno W. Häuptli

This text was added to the website: 2004-03-29
Line count: 14
Word count: 100

Venetian Lullaby

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Marx)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Nina ninana I shall sing to you.
  At midnight you shall hear a little bell ringing -
This bell that we hear does not belong to me,
  It likely belongs to Santa Lucia.
Santa Lucia gave you her eyes,
  Saint Magdalen gave you her blonde tresses,
The angels gave you their colours, child,
  Saint Martha gave you her lovely little mouth,
Her sweet little mouth, cut after the Florentine pattern;
  Oh tell me, please, how love begins!
It begins with music and violins,
  And ends with the little children then;
It begins with singing and longing,
  And ends then with lamenting and with tears.

Subtitle: "(Venetian)"

Translated titles:
"Wiegenlied", subtitle: "(Venezianisch)" = "Lullaby", subtitle: (Venetian)"
"Venetianisches Wiegenlied" = "Venetian Lullaby"

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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-23
Line count: 14
Word count: 106