Luna fedel tu chiama
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Luna fedel tu chiama
col raggio ed io col suon,
la fulgida mia dama
sul gotico veron.
E se potrò vederla
o luna, astro fatal,
Ti chiamerò la perla
dell'etra sideral.
Dirò che sei d'argento,
d'opale, d'ambra e d'or,
dirò che incanti il vento
e che innamori i fior.
Dirò ch'abbelli il verso
del biondo menestrel,
che sei lo specchio terso
degli angeli nel ciel.
Ma se veder mi niega,
o luna, astro fatal,
dirò che sei la strega
dell'ombra funeral;
Piomba, dirò nell'alvo
frenetico del mar,
teschio beffardo e calvo,
maschera da giullar!
Scudo tarlato e lercio,
fantasima del sol,
spettro paffuto e guercio
dal faticoso vol.
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This text was added to the website: 2014-09-25
Line count: 28
Word count: 108
Faithful moon, you call
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
Faithful moon, you call
With the ray and I with the sound
My shining woman
On the Gothic balcony.
And if I could see her,
Oh moon, fatal star,
I will call you the pearl
Of the starry sky.
I will say that you are of silver,
Of opal, of amber and of gold,
I will say that you charm the wind
And that you enchant the flowers.
I will say that you adorn the verse
Of the blond minstrel
That you are the clear mirror
Of the angels in heaven.
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Translations of titles:
"Luna fedel" = "Faithful moon"
"Ballatella" = "Ballatella"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2019 by Garrett Medlock, (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: 2019-01-14
Line count: 28
Word count: 91
