by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886)
Se come io son poeta Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Se come io son poeta e so cantare Fossi guerriero e maneggiassi il brando, vorrei, Biondina, tutto soggettare Al tuo comando. Vorrei del sol farti una bianca vesta Onde fossi la Bella delle belle, Vorrei posarti una corona in testa Fatta di stelle. Poscia vorrei che un giorno a' primi albori Fossimo desti in una via fiorita, Sparsa di pecorelle, e là pastori Finir la vita.
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Se come io son poeta", CG. 345 (1872) [ voice and piano ], from Biondina, poème musical, no. 7, also set in French (Français)
Text Authorship:
- by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886), no title
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Since I’m a poet and can sing", 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: 66