The other day, we visited the curate | The other day, we visited the curate

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by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Siam iti l'altro giorno dal Curato

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Siam iti l'altro giorno dal Curato
Con un regalo, secondo l'usanza,
E là m'apersi, e'n sua presenza ho dato
L'anello di fidanza.

Egli era all'orto, dove ogni mattina
Suol coglier fiori da parar lo altare,
Tolse il più bello ed alla mia Biondina
Lo volle proprio dare.

E come fu del rito il dì fissato,
C'incamminammo entrambi sì festosi,
Che per la strada tutto il vicinato
Dicea: "Viva gli sposi!"

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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), "Siam iti l'altro giorno", CG. 346 (1872) [ voice and piano ], from Biondina, poème musical, no. 8, 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) , "The other day, we visited the curate", 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

The other day, we visited the curate

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

The other day, we visited the curate
With a gift, according to the custom,
And there, I expressed my joy, and in his presence, I gave her
The engagement ring.
He was in the place, where every morning
He picks flowers to adorn the altar,
He chose the most beautiful, and to my Biondina
He insisted on giving it.

And when the wedding date had been set,
We walked together so joyfully
That along our way all the neighbors
Cried out: “Long live the bride and groom!”

Translator's note for line 1-3: "m'apersi", translated above as "I expressed my joy", literally means “I opened myself up".

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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: 2016-10-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 87