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È la vita un mar d'affanni, È procella di dolor; Volan tristi i giorni, gli anni Senza un riso dell'amor.
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- 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 Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), "È la vita un mar d'affanni" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Barbara Miller) , title 1: "Life is a sea of worries", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "La vie est une mer de peines", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2005-09-02
Line count: 4
Word count: 20
La vie est une mer de peines, Une tempête de douleurs, Les jours, les années volent tristement, Sans un sourire d'amour.
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- 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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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2015-06-17
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Word count: 21