by Giovanni Pascoli (1855 - 1912)
Ad lunam
Language: Latin
Luna, quae vaga vertici montis et tacitis casis immines et anhelitu lucidos legis amnis, te canam miseris piam, Luna, nam simul occidit Sol et aurea cum die Spes hinc avolat omnis, non eam sinis exulem tunc abire, sed excipis candido trepidam sinu vestis, Luna, vietae; induis trepidae tuum lumen, atque silentiis roscidis madidam tuis huc Spem, Luna, remittis; facta quae leve Somnium clausas ingreditur domos, exilisque, ope qua solet, dormientibus adstat.
Text Authorship:
- by Giovanni Pascoli (1855 - 1912), appears in Liber de poetis, no. 10 [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 Jan Novák (1921 - 1984), "Ad lunam", from Cantica latina, no. 35. [ sung text verified 1 time]
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