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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Sogno d'infanzia
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Soave sogno de' miei primi anni,
di tue memorie m'inebbria il cor;
solo in te spero nel mio dolor.

Nulla bandirti può dalla mente,
ignoto oggetto de' miei desir;
qual m'eri allora, t'ho ancor presente
col tuo sorriso, col tuo languor.

Sì, sempre, o cara, voglio adorarti,
e a' tuoi bei sguardi sempre pensar,
e a te miei giorni tutti sacrar.

Quando dal cielo scesa io mirai
la tua persona bella e pudica,
giovine allora, ah, non pensai
che tardi un giorno fòra l'amar.

Rapido lampo tua debil vita
seco travolse dove si muor,
ed io ti chiamo ancor.

Pera l'istante quand'io ti vidi
pura qual giglio sulle prim'ore:
tu ti slanciasti verso i tuoi lidi,
e di te privo muore il mio cor.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835), "Sogno d'infanzia", also set in French (Français) [ sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), a translation by Émilien Pacini (1810 - 1898) ENG ENG ; composed by Vincenzo Bellini.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Paolo Montanari) , "Childhood dream", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 21
Word count: 124

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