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In van preghi, in vano aneli, in van mostri il cuore infranto. Sono forse umidi i cieli perché noi abbiamo pianto? Il dolor nostro è senz'ala. Non ha volo il grido imbelle. Piangi e prega! Qual dio cala pel cammino delle stelle? Abbandónati alla polve e su lei prono ti giaci. La supina madre assolve d'ogni colpa chi la baci. In un Ade senza dio dormi quanto puoi profondo. Tutto è sogno, tutto è oblìo: l'asfodèlo è il fior del Mondo.
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- by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "In van preghi, in vano aneli", alternate title: "In van preghi", 1907, from Quattro canzoni d'Amaranta, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , title 1: "In vain you beg", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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En vain tu pries, en vain tu soupires, En vain tu montres ton cœur brisé, Les cieux sont peut-être humides Parce que nous avons pleuré ? Notre douleur n'a pas d'aile. Le cri faible ne vole pas. Pleure et prie ! Quel dieu descend Par le chemin des étoiles ? Abandonne-toi à la poussière et sur elle allonge-toi. La mère étendue sur le dos absout de toutes les fautes celui qui l'embrasse. Dans un Hadès sans dieu dors aussi profondément que tu peux Tout est rêve, tout est oubli : l'asphodèle est la fleur du Monde.
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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 Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)
This text was added to the website: 2015-11-29
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Word count: 96