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by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)

La sera
 (Sung text for setting by O. Respighi)
 Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Rimanete, vi prego, rimanete qui.
Non vi alzate!
Avete voi bisogno di luce?
No.
Fate che questo sogno duri ancora.
Vi prego: rimanete!
Ci ferirebbe forse, come un dardo, la luce.
Troppo lungo è stato il giorno: oh, troppo.
Ed io già penso al suo ritorno con orrore.
La luce è come un dardo!
Anche voi non l'amate; è vero?
Gli occhi vostri, nel giorno, sono stanchi.
Pare quasi che non possiate sollevare le palpebre,
Su quei dolorosi occhi;
E nulla, veramente, nulla è più triste
De l'ombra che le ciglia immote
Fanno talvolta a sommo de le gote
Quando la bocca non sorride più.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "La sera", P. 125 no. 3, published 1920, from Quattro liriche, 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 (Garrett Medlock) , copyright © 2020, (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: 18
Word count: 105

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