Povera nacqui ignobil villanella
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Povera nacqui ignobil villanella.
E viver come nacqui ancor mi piace.
Contenta della misera mia stella,
altro non bramo più, ti puoi dar pace.
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "I was born a poor country girl", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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I was born a poor country girl
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
I was born a poor country girl,
and in the manner of my birth
I should like to live.
I am content with my lowly fortune,
and you may rest assured
that I desire nothing more.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2018 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-25
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