I put new strings on the mandolin | I put new strings on the mandolin

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by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Ho messo nuove corde al mandolino

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Ho messo nuove corde al mandolino
Perché le voglio far le serenate,
E gliene voglio far sera e mattino
E verno e state.

E farò sì che per le mie canzone
Vada costei famosa e disiata,
Come la bella Donna d'Avignone
Un tempo è stata.

E si dirà. "Qual è cotesta stella
Ond'il mondo ragiona? Oh come ha'l viso?"
Ed io: "Non se ne trova una sì bella
In Paradiso."

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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), "Ho messo nuove corde al mandolino", CG. 344 (1872) [ voice and piano ], from Biondina, poème musical, no. 6, 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.

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

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "I put new strings on the mandolin", 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: 70

I put new strings on the mandolin

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

I put new strings on the mandolin
Because I want to serenade her,
And I want do it during the evening and morning
In winter and summer.

And because of my songs
She will become famous and pursued,
Like fair lady of Avignon
Once upon a time.

And it will be said. “What kind of star is this,
The world is talking about? What is it about her face?”
And I [respond]: “None can be found who are more fair
In Paradise.”

Note on line 1-4: "verno" and "state" are variants of “hiverno” and “estate”.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886), no title
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This text was added to the website: 2016-02-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 82