by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886)
Biondina
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Biondina bella, se tu fossi mia, Ti vestirei di bianco tutta quanta, Sì che paressi la Vergine Maria, O qualche santa. Ti condurrei così nella chiesetta, Là dove m'han portato a battezzare, E là ti vorrei fatta una nicchietta Sopra l'altare. E bramerei che l'organo suonato Da qualche Serafin del Paradiso Mi facesse morire inebriato Sul tuo bel viso.
Authorship:
- by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886) [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 Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Biondina", CG 340 (1872) [ voice and piano ], from Biondina, poème musical, no. 2, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) ; composed by Charles Gounod.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Biondina", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2004-08-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 59