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by Marco Marcelliano Marcello (1823 - 1865)

La serenata
 (Sung text for setting by G. Braga)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
O quali mi risvegliano dolcissimi concenti?
Non li odi, o mamma, 
giungere coll' alitar de' venti?
Fatti al veron, ten supplico, 
e dimmi, donde parte questo suon?
Io nulla vego, calmati, non odo voce alcuna.
Fuorche il fugente zéfiro,
Il raggio della luna, d'una canzon,
O povera ammalata, chi vuoi che t'erga il suon?
No! No! No!
Non è mortal la musica,
Che ascolto, che ascolto, o madre mia!
Ella mi sembra,
Mi sembra d'angeli festosa melodia;
Ov'elli son, mi chamano,
O mamma, buona notte!
Io seguo il suon!"

Composition:

    Set to music by Gaetano Braga (1829 - 1907), "La serenata", alternate title: "Leggenda valacca" [ voice, piano, and cello or violin obbligato ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Marco Marcelliano Marcello (1823 - 1865)

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

  • ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "The serenade", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Marie-Claire Herman

This text was added to the website: 2008-05-27
Line count: 17
Word count: 89

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