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by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886)
Translation Singable translation by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901)

Ella è malata, ella s'è messa in letto
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ella è malata, ella s'è messa in letto
La povera Biondina! E son d'avviso
Che Dio la voglia fare un Angioletto
Del Paradiso.

Oh! Madonnina! Il Ciel n'ha pu già tante
Anime elette!   Lasciami costei!
E se non lice, fammi sull'istante
Morir con lei!

Come colombe al tuo santo appello
Noi volerem chiamati dal desio;
La tomba è forse il talamo più bello
Dato da Dio!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886), no title [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 Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Ella è malata", CG. 348 (1872) [ voice and piano ], from Biondina, poème musical, no. 10, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) ; composed by Charles Gounod.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "She’s fallen ill", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2004-08-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 66

Elle est malade
Language: French (Français)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Elle est malade!.. sur sa couche étendue!
Malade, ma Blondine!..

Bonté divine, 
Est-elle déjà perdue?..
Ame céleste au ciel rendue!..
Sainte Madonne,
Le ciel a des phalanges,
Des milliers d'anges!..
Sois clémente et bonne!
Que la mort pardonne!..
Et si Dieu même
Prend ce que j'aime,
Fais qu'à la même heure
Avec elle je meure!
Fais qu'à la même heure
A ses pieds je meure!

Ouvrant nos aîles
Vers toi qui nous appelles,
Nous volerons aux sphères éternelles!
La tombe est un lit nuptial peut-être!..
Dieu soit le maître!

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886), no title
    • Go to the text page.

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Elle est malade", CG 348 (1872) [ voice and piano ], from Biondina, poème musical, no. 10, also set in Italian (Italiano) [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-05-21
Line count: 21
Word count: 89

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