by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
Quel rosignol See original
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Quel rosignuol che sì soave piagne
Forse suoi figli o sua cara consorte,
Di dolcezza empie il cielo e le campagne
Con tante note sì pietose e scorte;
E tutta notte par che m'accompagne
E mi rammente la mia dura sorte:
Ch'altri che me non ho di cui mi lagne:
Chè 'n Dee non credev'io regnasse Morte.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Colin Brumby (b. 1933), "Quel rosignol", lines 1-8 [ high voice, piano ], from Three Italian Songs, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 2. Rime In morte di Madonna Laura, no. 311
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Barbara Miller) , "That nightingale which so gently weeps", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 101