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by Ada Negri (1870 - 1945)

Il Segno della Croce
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
-"Ho sonno. Fammi il Segno della Croce,
Mamma"-. -"In nome del Padre, del Figliuolo,
Dello Spirito Santo"-. -"Amor mio solo,
Ecco, e t'addormi alla sommessa voce"-

Come calmo il tuo sonno!... Or che non senti,
Piangere posso, bimba, al tuo guanciale.
Ho tanto male al cuore, ho tanto male,
Che la mia vita strazierei coi denti.

V'è un modo per fuggir l'affanno atroce...
Ma tu mi tieni col tuo dolce laccio,
Tu che non puoi dormir s'io non ti traccio 
In fronte, a sera, il Segno della Croce.

Text Authorship:

  • by Ada Negri (1870 - 1945), "Il Segno della Croce" [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 Giuliano Mauroner , "Il Segno della Croce" [
     text not verified 
    ]
  • by Pier Adolfo Tirindelli (1858 - 1937), "Il Segno della Croce" [
     text not verified 
    ]

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

  • ENG English (Mario Giuseppe Genesi) , title 1: "The Sign of the Cross", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Mario Giuseppe Genesi

This text was added to the website: 2016-04-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 90

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