Quando fanno ritorno -- se questo accade ai fiori

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by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Translation © by Ferdinando Albeggiani

When they come back ‑‑ if Blossoms do

(Sung text for setting by J. Coulthard)

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Language: English

Our translations: CAT FRE GER ITA

When they come back -- if Blossoms do --
I always feel a doubt
If Blossoms can be born again
When once the Art is out --

When they begin, if Robins may,
I always had a fear
I did not tell, it was their last Experiment
Last Year,

When it is May, if May return,
Hath nobody a pang
Lest on a Face so beautiful
He might not look again?

If I am there -- One does not know
What Party -- One may be
Tomorrow, but if I am there
I take back all I say --

Composition:

Jean Coulthard

Text Authorship:

by Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), no title, appears in Further poems of Emily Dickinson

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Quan elles retornin", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Quand elles reviennent, si les fleurs reviennent", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Quando fanno ritorno ‑‑ se questo accade...

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Coulthard)

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Language: Italian (Italiano) after the English

Quando fanno ritorno -- se questo accade ai fiori --
io torno a dubitare
se potranno rinascere i fiori
quando sia morta l'Arte --

Quando ritorna al canto, se lo può il pettirosso,
riprovo una paura,
che non si può raccontare, che l'ultima sua prova
sia stata l'anno scorso.

Quando maggio arriva, se maggio fa ritorno,
avverte qualcuno una fitta
pensando che un così bel volto
potrebbe non ammirare ancora?

Se sarò là -- non si può mai sapere
di quale compagnia -- si farà parte
domani, ma se sarò là
tutto quello che ho detto lo ritiro --

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