by Gaetano Maria Aleardi (1812 - 1878), as Aleardo Aleardi

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Dimmi perché se alla campagna io sento 
un canto, un suono tu mi viene in mente?

Dimmi perché se guardo il firmamento
in ogni stella tu mi sei presente?

Dimmi perché da qual che di mi pare
che il mondo non sia tanto che di te?

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Composition:

    Set to music by Clara Kathleen Rogers (1844 - 1931), "Perche", stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ], unpublished ; according to Women Composers Through The Ages the poet is given as "Alardo Alearchi" (perhaps garbled in the manuscript) and there is no accent in the title

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Researcher for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-07-22
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