Come and see my little one | Come and see my little one

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by Arturo Birga (1871 - 1959)

Translation © by Joshua Breitzer

Venitelo a vedere 'l mi' piccino

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Venitelo a vedere 'l mi' piccino
Or che nella culla è addormentato:
Venitelo a veder com'è carino,
Pare un angiol di Dio dal ciel calato!...
Angioletti del ciel, venite in coro,
A sorridere al dolce mi' tesoro.
Venite... Zitto! Ha mosso 'l labbro al riso...
Sognando, ora è con voi, su 'n Paradiso!

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Text Authorship:

by Arturo Birga (1871 - 1959) [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 Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "Venitelo a vedere 'l mi' piccino", P. 103 no. 2 (1915) [ voice and piano ], from Quattro Rispetti Toscani, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Joshua Breitzer) , "Come and see my little one", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2007-08-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 53

Come and see my little one

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Come and see my little one
now that he’s sleeping in his crib:
come and see how adorable he is,
like one of God’s angels fallen from heaven!...
Little angels on high, flock together
and come and smile upon my sweet treasure.
Come… Hush! His lips are parted in laughter…
In his dreams he’s with you now, in Paradise above!

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Arturo Birga (1871 - 1959)
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This text was added to the website: 2022-09-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 60