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by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by F. Tosti)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
In van preghi, in vano aneli,
in van mostri il cuore infranto.
Sono forse umidi i cieli
perché noi abbiamo pianto?

Il dolor nostro è senz'ala.
Non ha volo il grido imbelle.
Piangi e prega! Qual dio cala
pel cammino delle stelle?

Abbandónati alla polve
e su lei prono ti giaci.
La supina madre assolve
d'ogni colpa chi la baci.

In un Ade senza dio
dormi quanto puoi profondo.
Tutto è sogno, tutto è oblìo:
l'asfodèlo è il fior del Mondo.

Composition:

    Set to music by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), no title, alternate title: "In van preghi", 1907, from Quattro canzoni d'Amaranta, no. 3

Text Authorship:

  • by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "In vain you beg", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 81

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