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by Andrea Maffei (1798 - 1885)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Brindisi
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG FRE GER
Mescetemi il vino! Tu solo, o bicchiero,
Fra gaudi terreni non sei menzognero,
Tu, vita de' sensi, letizia del cor.
Amai; m'infiammaro due sguardi fatali;
Credei l'amicizia fanciulla senz'ali,
Follia de' prim'anni, fantasma illusor.

Mescetemi il vino, letizia del cor.

L'amico, l'amante col tempo ne fugge,
Ma tu non paventi chi tutto distrugge:
L'età non t'offende, t'accresce virtù.
Sfiorito l'aprile, cadute le rose,
Tu sei che n'allegri le cure noiose:
Sei tu che ne torni la gioia che fu.

Mescetemi il vino, letizia del cor.

Chi meglio risana del cor le ferite?
Se te non ci desse la provvida vite,
Sarebbe immortale l'umano dolor.
Mescetemi il vino! Tu sol, o bicchiero,
Fra gaudi terreni non sei menzognero,
Tu, vita de' sensi, letizia del cor.

Text Authorship:

  • by Andrea Maffei (1798 - 1885) [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 Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), "Brindisi", 1845 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Romanze, no. 6, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Giuseppe Verdi.
    • Go to the text. [Note: the text is not in the database yet.]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Brindis", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Will Crutchfield) , "Toasts", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Toast", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Trinkspruch", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 124

Toast
Language: French (Français)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Versez-moi du vin ! Toi seul, ô verre,
Parmi tous les plaisirs terrestres n'est pas un mensonge,
Toi, la vie des sens, la joie du cœur.
J'ai aimé ; deux regards fatals m'ont enflammé,
J'ai cru à l'amitié d'une jeune fille sans ailes,
Folie de jeunesse, fantasme illusoire.

Versez-moi du vin, la joie du cœur.

L'ami, l'amant fuira avec le temps,
Mais tu n'as pas peur ce qui détruit tout :
L'âge ne t'offense pas, il accroît ton courage.
Avril s'est fané, les roses sont tombées,
Tu es celui qui éclaire les soucis ennuyeux,
C'est toi qui ramènes la joie qui fut.

Versez-moi du vin, la joie du cœur.

Qui mieux que toi peut soigner le cœur de ses blessures ?
Si tu ne nous avais pas donné la vigne prévoyante,
La douleur humaine serait immortelle.
Versez-moi du vin ! Toi seul, ô verre,
Parmi tous les plaisirs terrestres n'est pas un mensonge,
Toi, la vie des sens, la joie du cœur.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2015 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Andrea Maffei (1798 - 1885)
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2015-06-13
Line count: 20
Word count: 157

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