by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
La fioraia fiorentina
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
I più bei fior comprate, fanciulli, amanti e spose: son fresche le mie rose, non spiran che l'amor. Ahime! Soccorso implora mia madre, poveretta e da me sola aspetta del pan e non dell'or.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (1792 - 1868), "La fioraia fiorentina" [soprano and piano], from the collection Péchés de vieillesse, Vol I: Album italiano, no. 5. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , title 1: "The Florentine flower girl", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 34