by Alcaeus of Mytilene (flourished 6th century BCE)
Translation by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)
O conchiglia marina, figlia
Language: Italian (Italiano) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)
O conchiglia marina, figlia della pietra e del mare biancheggiante, tu meravigli la mente dei fanciulli.
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- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Alcaeus of Mytilene (flourished 6th century BCE) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 - 1975), "O conchiglia marina, figlia", 1943, from Sex Carmina Alcaei, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
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