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by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)

La donna del sarcofago
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
La donna in attitudine ergale
Sopra il grande sarcofago romano assisa,
Ov'è scolpita, opra di mano mirabile,
Una pompa funerale aspetta forse l"edipo fatale
Che disciolga l'enigma sovrumano?
O la sorella Morte che il profano sogno 
Chiuda nel marmo sepolcral?
La sua bocca non dice il suo pensiero.
Chi suggerà da la sanguigna polpa
Di quel frutto l'essenza del mistero?
Aspetta. e ne' profondi occhi impudichi,
Ombrati già da la futura colpa,
Trapassano ombre di delitti antichi.

Text Authorship:

  • by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938) [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 Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "La donna del sarcofago", 1919. [voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-04-24
Line count: 13
Word count: 77

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