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by Antonio Ghislanzoni (1824 - 1893)

Storiella d'amore
 (Sung text for setting by G. Puccini)
 Matches original text
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Noi leggevamo insieme un giorno per diletto
Una gentile istoria piena di mesti amor
E senz'alcun sospetto ella sedeami a lato
Sul libro avventurato intenta il guardo e il cor.
L'onda dè suoi capelli il volto a me lambia
Eco alla voce mia, 
Eco faceano i suoi sospir.
Gli occhi dal libro alzando
Nel suo celeste viso,
Io vidi in un sorriso 
Riflesso il mio desir.
La bella mano al core strinsi di gioia ansante...
Né più leggemmo avante... 
E cadde il libro al suol.
Noi leggevamo insieme, Ah! Ah!
Un lungo, ardente bacio congiunse i labbri aneli,
E ad ignorati cieli 
L'alme spiegaro il vol.
Confirmed with La Romanza italiana da salotto, ed. by Francesco Sanvitale, 2002.

Composition:

    Set to music by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924), "Storiella d'amore", 1883, from Musica popolare

Text Authorship:

  • by Antonio Ghislanzoni (1824 - 1893), "Storiella d'amore"

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

  • ENG English (Kyle Gee) , "We were reading together", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Sergio Leone

This text was added to the website: 2004-08-19
Line count: 18
Word count: 109

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