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by Olindo Guerrini (1845 - 1916), as Lorenzo Stecchetti

Parla!
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Non mi guardar così con gli occhi accesi,
Quel che vuoi dir, lo so!
Tutto il dolor del tuo silenzio intesi,
Il cuor me lo svelò.

Non mi fissan così le mie sorelle
Con lo sguardo fedel,
Non mi guardan così le bianche stelle
Che scintillano in ciel.

Ma tu con gli occhi mi divori e taci
Udendomi cantar,
Hai sulle labbra un brivido di baci,
Soffri e non sai parlar.

Non mi guardar così! Delle tue pene
La muta istoria io so:
Ma parla, e dimmi alfin che mi vuoi bene...
Io ti risponderò!

Text Authorship:

  • by Olindo Guerrini (1845 - 1916), as Lorenzo Stecchetti, from Postuma, first published 1877 [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 Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Parla!" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 95

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