Se dirti una parola
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Se dirti una parola Io potessi d'amor, la ri ri ra, O se mai trovarti sola, sola, sola, sola Serrarti al cor. Nello strignerti al seno Compiuto ogni desir, la ri ri ra, Io vorrei di gioia pieno, pieno, pieno, pieno Baciarti e morir.
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Text Authorship:
- by Raffaele Petrosemolo , free translation from the dialect. [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), "Se dirti una parola", published 1879 [voice and piano], from Canti popolari abruzzesi, no. 11. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 44