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by Olindo Guerrini (1845 - 1916), as Lorenzo Stecchetti

Apri!
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Alza la testa bionda. 
Ancor dai sogni avvolta. 
E la mia voce ascolta. 
Cara e gentil beltà. 

Non s'agita una fronda, 
Non s'ode voce alcuna, 
bianca nel ciel la luna. 
Come una lampa sta. 

Dorme tua madre, dorme. 
L'ora che sospiramo sorta. 
Apri amor mio la porta. 
Como mi apristi il cor.

Molle un odor vapora
su dai fiorenti prati
Nei boschi addormentati
Veglia ed attende amor

Egli laggiù dimora. 
Fra I lauri e le mortelle. 
Faci gli son le stelle, 
Letti gli sono I fiori. 

Dorme tua madre, dorme. 
L'ora che sospiramo è sorta. 
Apri amor mio la porta. 
Come mi apristi il cor.

Text Authorship:

  • by Olindo Guerrini (1845 - 1916), as Lorenzo Stecchetti [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 Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Apri!", 1886. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-06-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 105

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