Matutinal | What spring mornings

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by Joan Maragall i Gorina (1860 - 1911)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Matinal

Language: Catalan (Català)

Our translations: ENG

Quins matins de primavera,
quin hermós començar el jorn!
Passeig amunt, acostant-me,
ja t’obiro en el balcó.

Te conec pel vestit negre,
te conec pel cabell ros,
per lo de nena primeta,
per lo gentilment que et mous

quan, per mor de sol, airosa
duus estesa la mà al front,
repenjant-te en la barana per
veure’m venir millor.

Jo m’acosto amb mitja rialla,
somrienta tu em respons,
ja t’he vist... passo, i m’emporto
benestar per tot el jorn.

Text Authorship:

by Joan Maragall i Gorina (1860 - 1911) [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 Eduard Toldrà Soler (1895 - 1962), "Matinal", 1916. [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Salvador Pila) , "Matutinal", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Salvador Pila [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2014-06-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 78

Matutinal

Language: English after the Catalan (Català)

What spring mornings,
what a beautiful start of the day!
Up the lane, approaching,
I already spot you on the balcony.

I recognize you by the black dress,
I recognize you by the blond hair,
by your slender figure of little girl,
by the grace with which you move,

when, because of the sun, gracile,
you have your extended hand at the forehead,
leaning on the railing
to see me better.

I get closer, half-laughing,
you answer me smiling,
I have seen you… I go past, and take with me
wellbeing for the whole day.

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a text in Catalan (Català) by Joan Maragall i Gorina (1860 - 1911)
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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 95