Luna fedel tu chiama
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
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.
L. Denza sets stanzas 1-4
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Line count: 28
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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 title(s):
"Luna fedel" = "Faithful moon"
"Ballatella" = "Ballatella"
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This text was added to the website: 2019-01-14
Line count: 19
Word count: 94