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by Tomasso Grossi (1791 - 1853)

La rondinella pelegrina
 (Sung text for setting by A. Rubinstein)
 See base text
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Rondinella pellegrina,
che ti posi in sul verone
ricantando ogni matina
quella flebile canzone,
che vuoi dirmi in tua favella,
pellegrina rondinella. 

Solitaria nell'oblio
dal tuo sposo abbandonata
piangi forse al pianto mio 
vedoveta, sconsolata,
piangi, piangi in tua favella,
pellegrina rondinella. 

Pur di me manco infelice
tu alle penne almen taffidi,
scorri il lago e la pendice
empi l'aria de tuoi gridi,
tutto il giorno in tua favella
lui chiamando o rondinella,

 ...  Ma la contende
questa bana angusta volta,
dove sole non risplende,
dove l'aria ancor m'etolta
d'onde a te la mia favella
giunge appena, rondinella,
giunge appena, o rondinella.

Il septembre in anzi viene
e a la sciarmi ti prepari,
tu vedrai lontane arene,
nuovi monti, nuovi mari,
salutando in tua favella,
pellegrina rondinella.

Ed io tutte le matine
riaprendo gli occhi al pianto
fra le nevi, fra le brine
credero d'udir quel canto,
onde par, che in tua favella
mi compianga rondinella.

Una croce a primavera
troverai su questo suolo, 
rondinella, in sola sera 
sovra lei raccogli il vola:
dimmi pace in tua favella, 
pellegrina rondinella!

Composition:

    Set to music by Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (1829 - 1894), "La rondinella pelegrina", op. 83 (Zehn Lieder aus dem Französischen, Italienischen und Englischen übersetzt von N. Roda und A. v. Winterfeld für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte) no. 6 [ voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch)

Text Authorship:

  • by Tomasso Grossi (1791 - 1853)

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Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Philip Taylor , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 43
Word count: 182

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