Es sang der Bach das fröhliche Lied

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by Rocco Emanuele Pagliara (1856 - 1914)

Translation © by Peter Rastl

Cantava'l ruscello la gaia canzone

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG GER

Cantava'l ruscello la gaia canzone,
cantavano i rami la festa d'aprile.
O primavera, o fulgida stagione,
o bel tempo gentile!

Vagavan pe'l cielo falene lucenti,
vagavan su' prati, libando ogni fiore.
O primavera, o giorni sorridenti,
o bel tempo d'amore!

Avea carezze d'aliti ogni sentiero;
s'intrecciavano i cespi innamorati.
Oh... la pace fedel de la foresta!
Oh... il soave mistero!

Sovra'l mio volto palido,
sovra la bruna testa,
candidi e profumati,
come nembo divino,
pioveano i petali de'l bianco spino!

Cantava'l ruscello la gaia canzone,
cantavan fra'rami melodiche voci.
O primavera, o rapida stagione,
o rei giorni veloci!

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by Rocco Emanuele Pagliara (1856 - 1914) [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 Giuseppe Martucci (1856 - 1909), "Cantava'l ruscello la gaia canzone", 1886?, from La canzone dei ricordi, no. 2. [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Peter Rastl) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 98

Es sang der Bach das fröhliche Lied

Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)

Es sang der Bach das fröhliche Lied,
es sangen die Zweige das Fest des Aprils...
Oh Frühling, oh leuchtende Jahreszeit,
oh freundliche Sonnentage!

Glänzende Falter durchschweiften den Himmel,
über die Wiesen, an jeglicher Blüte zu nippen...
Oh Frühling, oh lächelnde Tage,
oh Sonnentage der Liebe!

Ein jeder Weg ward vom Lufthauch liebkost;
verliebt umschlangen sich Büschel von Blumen...
Oh... der trauliche Friede des Waldes!
Oh... das süße Geheimnis!

Über mein blasses Gesicht,
über das braune Haupt,
schneeweiß und duftend,
wie ein göttlich Gewitter,
schneiten die Blüten des Weißdorns herab!

Es sang der Bach das fröhliche Lied,
aus den Zweigen sangen melodische Stimmen...
Oh Frühling, oh vergängliche Jahreszeit,
oh ihr flüchtigen Tage!

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