La zingara
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Chi padre mi fosse, qual patria mi sia, Invano la gente chiamando mi va; Del primo mai seppi ed è patria mia La terra che un fiore, che un frutto mi dà. Dovunque il destino m'addita un sentiero, Io trovo un sorriso, io trovo un amor; Perchè del passato darommi pensiero, Se l'ora presente è lieta al mio cor? Può, è vero, il domani un torbido velo Dell'aure serene l'aspetto turbar; Ma s'oggi risplende azzurro il mio cielo, Perchè rattristarmi d'un dubbio avvenir? Io sono una pianta che ghiaccio non spoglia, Che tutto disfida del verno il rigor; Se fronda qui cade, là un'altra germoglia, In ogni stagione son carca di fior.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), "La zingara", 1845 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Romanze, no. 2, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Giuseppe Verdi.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La gitana", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The Gypsy Girl", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Will Crutchfield) , "The Gypsy Girl", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La gitane", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Die Zigeunerin", 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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