by Efrem Bartoletti (1889 - 1961)
Alla luna
Language: Italian (Italiano)
O mesta Luna, o pallido pianeta che l’ombre schiari co’ tuoi bianchi rai, irradia tu de l’anima irrequieta la vita piena di tormenti e guai. Tu, Solitaria, per la notte queta eterna incedi e non t’arresti mai; e, camminando verso la tua meta, muta risplendi, o Pellegrina, e vai. Vegli, bianca facella, e sol ti veli qualor le umane innumeri lordure giungono su a contaminare i cieli. Imperi, o Dea! Da l’alto le bassure scruti del Caos cui parte fosti, e sveli tutte de l’uom l’infamie e le sciagure.
Text Authorship:
- by Efrem Bartoletti (1889 - 1961) [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 Davide Zannoni , "Alla luna", 2002, first performed 2002 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from The Efrem Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Davide Zannoni) , "To the Moon", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2015-10-28
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