Brumes | Je souffre, au loin, au loin

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by Ada Negri (1870 - 1945)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Nebbie

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Available translation(s): ENG FRE SPA

Soffro, lontan lontano
Le nebbie sonnolente
Salgono dal tacente 
         Piano.

Alto gracchiando, i corvi,
Fidati all'ali nere,
Traversan le brughiere
        Torvi.

Dell'aere ai morsi crudi
Gli addolorati tronchi
Offron, pregando, i bronchi 
        Nudi.

Come ho freddo!... Son sola;
Pel grigio ciel sospinto 
Un gemito destinto
        Vola;

E mi ripete: Vieni,
È buia la vallata.
O triste, o disamata,
        Vieni!

Authorship:

by Ada Negri (1870 - 1945), "Nebbie" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "Nebbie", P. 64, published <<1921 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Thomas A. Gregg) , "Mists", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Brumes", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Xavier Rivera) , "Brumas", copyright © 2016, (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.
Line count: 20
Word count: 59

Brumes

Language: French (Français) after the Italian (Italiano)

Je souffre, au loin, au loin,
Les brumes assoupies
S'élèvent de la silencieuse
Plaine.

En haut, croassant, les corbeaux,
leurs ailes noires fidèles,
Traversent les landes
Sinistres.

Aux morsures cruelles des airs
Les troncs affligés
Offrent, en priant, leurs branches 
nues.

Comme j'ai froid ! Je suis seule ;
Jetée à travers le ciel gris
Une plainte perceptible
Vole ;

Et me répète : Viens ;
La vallée est sombre.
Ô toi qui es triste, mal aimée,
Viens !

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 Ada Negri (1870 - 1945), "Nebbie"

This text was added to the website: 2015-11-29
Line count: 20
Word count: 79