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by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886)

Biondina
 (Sung text for setting by C. Gounod)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  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.

Composition:

    Set to music by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Biondina", CG 340 (1872) [ voice and piano ], from Biondina, poème musical, no. 2, also set in French (Français)

Text Authorship:

  • by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886)

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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

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