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by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

Où voulez‑vous aller?

(Sung text for setting by C. Gounod)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT ENG GER ITA

Dites, la jeune belle,
Où voulez-vous aller ?
La voile ouvre son aile,
La brise va souffler !

L'aviron est d'ivoire,
Le pavillon de moire,
Le gouvernail d'or fin ;
J'ai pour lest une orange,
Pour voile une aile d'ange,
Pour mousse un séraphin.

Dites, la jeune belle !
Où voulez-vous aller?
La voile ouvre son aile,
La brise va souffler !

Est-ce dans la Baltique,
Dans la mer Pacifique,
Dans l'île de Java ?
Ou bien est-ce en Norwége,
Cueillir la fleur de neige,
Ou la fleur d'Angsoka ?

Dites, la jeune belle,
Où voulez-vous aller?
 ... 

-- Menez-moi, dit la belle,
À la rive fidèle
Où l'on aime toujours.
-- Cette rive, ma chère,
On ne la connaît guère
Au pays des amours.

Composition:

Charles Gounod

German (Deutsch)

Text Authorship:

by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "Barcarolle", appears in La Comédie de la Mort, first published 1838

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GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Dite, mia giovane bella", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Dite, mia giovane bella

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Gounod)

See original

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the French (Français)

Dite, mia giovane bella
Dove volete andare?
Distende le sue ali la vela
La brezza incomincia a soffiare.

Il remo è in avorio scolpito,
il vessillo è marezzato,
il timone è d'oro fino;
Ho, per zavorra, un'arancia,
Per velo, d'angelo un ala,
per mozzo un serafino.
 
Dite, mia giovane bella
Dove volete andare?
Distende le sue ali la vela
La brezza incomincia a soffiare.

Volete andare nel Baltico?
Oppure nell'oceano Pacifico?
Nell'isola di Giava?
Oppure in Norvegia, dove
Raccogliere il fiore di neve,
o il fiore d'Angsoka?

Dite, mia giovane bella
Dove volete andare?
Distende le sue ali la vela
La brezza incomincia a soffiare.

Portatemi, risponde la bella,
alla riva fedele, quella
dove si ama per sempre!
Mia cara, questo luogo
È  conosciuto poco
Nel paese dell'amore.

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