Translation by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891)
La luna s'è venuta a lamentare
Language: Italian (Italiano)
La luna s'è venuta a lamentare Inde la faccia del divino Amore: Dice che in cielo non ci vuol piú stare; Ché tolto gliel'avete lo splendore. E si lamenta, e si lamenta forte. L'ha conto le sue stelle, non son tutte. E gliene manca due, e voi l'avete: Son que' du' occhi che in fronte tenete.
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Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "La luna s'è venuta a lamentare", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
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Klagen ist der Mond gekommen Matches original text
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)
Klagen ist der Mond gekommen Vor der Sonne Angesicht, Soll ihm noch der Himmel frommen, Da du Glanz ihm nahmst und Licht? Seine Sterne ging er zählen, Und er will vor Leid vergehn: Zwei der schönsten Sterne fehlen, Die in Deinem Antlitz stehn.
Composition:
- Set to music by Gustav Jenner (1865 - 1920), "Klagen ist der Mond gekommen", op. 3 no. 3, published 1894 [ SSA chorus or vocal trio of three female voices with piano ], from Zwölf Gesänge für dreistimmigen Frauenchor (SSA) oder 3 einzelne Frauenstimmen mit Pianoforte, no. 3, Berlin, Schlesinger
Text Authorship:
- by Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821 - 1891), no title, appears in Wanderjahre in Italien, in Toscanische Melodieen, no. 8
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "La luna s'è venuta a lamentare", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The moon has come lamenting", copyright ©
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La lune est venue se plaindre", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Enrico Magnani) , "Il lamento della luna", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "La luna se ha quejado", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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