by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Tanto bella
Language: Italian (Italiano)
A la tua culla vennero le fate E t'acceser d'incanto le pupille: Ti guardaron gli astri e di faville Cosparsero le ciocche inanellate. Ninfe, sirene, in un'allegra danza T'appreser la voce armoniosa: A la guancia diede il color la rosa, A l'alito, ogni fior la sua fragranza! O tutta rilucente! O profumata! A statua rapita ad altra età! T'hanno fatto tanto bella et t'han lasciata L'anima che comprender sa!...
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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), "Tanto bella", P. 12 (1897). [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 69