Like a Ray of Sun | Like a ray of sun, mild and serene

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Translation © by Michael P Rosewall

Come raggio di sol

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG ENG POR SPA

Come raggio di sol mite e sereno,
Sovre placidi flutti si riposa,
Mentre del mare nel profondo seno
Sta la tempesta ascosa:

Così riso talor gaio e pacato
Di contento, di gioia un [labbro]¹ infiora,
Mentre nel suo segreto il cor piagato
S'angoscia e si martora.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• A. Diepenbrock

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¹ Diepenbrock: "volto"

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 Antonio Caldara (1670 - 1736), "Come raggio di sol" [sung text checked 1 time]
by Alphons Diepenbrock (1862 - 1921), "Come raggio di sol", published 1917, from Due Canzoni, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Scott Gendel (b. 1977), "Come raggio di sol", 2002-2013 [ voice and piano ], from Italian Art Songs & Arias, Reimagined, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Paola Prestini.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Like a sunbeam", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "Like a Ray of Sun", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Assim como um raio de sol", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Diego S. Loyola) , "Como rayo de sol", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 47

Like a Ray of Sun

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Like a ray of sun, mild and serene,
Lies peacefully upon the waves - 
While deep in the bosom of the sea
A hidden tempest rages:

So, too, can pleasant laughter make the lips
Bloom with contentment and joy,
While an aching heart
Secretly agonizes and torments itself.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2025 by Michael P Rosewall, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2025-09-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 47