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by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
Translation by Augusta Guidetti

Tell me, thou Star, whose wings of light
Language: English 
Tell me, [thou]1 Star, whose wings of light
Speed thee in thy fiery flight,
In what cavern of the night 
   Will thy pinions close now?

Tell me, Moon, thou pale and grey
Pilgrim, of Heav'ns homeless way,
In what depth of night or day,
   Seekest thou repose now?

Weary wind, who wanderest
Like the world's rejected guest
Hast thou still some secret nest
   On the tree or billow?

C. Ives sets stanzas 1-2

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Authorship:

  • by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "The world's wanderers", first published 1824 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Creighton Allen (1900 - 1969), "The world's wanderers", published 1954, from Shelley Songs, Cycle of Ten Songs, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Granville Ransome Bantock, Sir (1868 - 1946), "The world's wanderers", published 1937 [ SCTB chorus or SCTB quartet a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Florence Newell Barbour (1867 - 1946), "Tell me thou wanderers", published 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Six Song Pictures, no. 3, Boston, A. P. Schmidt [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Maurice Blower (1894 - 1982), "Tell me, thou star", published 1955 [ SA chorus and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by (Robert) Houston Bright (1916 - 1970), "Star, moon, and wind", published 1967 [ SATB chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by T. P. Carter , "The world's wanderers", 1918 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by William Martin Yeates Hurlstone (1876 - 1906), "Tell me, thou Star", 1900 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "The world's wanderers", 1895, stanzas 1-2 [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Clarence Lucas (1866 - 1947), "The world's wanderers" [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in Danish (Dansk), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Magda Bugge.
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  • Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Augusta Guidetti ; composed by Giorgio Federico Ghedini.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Poutníci světa"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 68

Pellegrini del mondo
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the English 
Dimmi, o Stella, che sull'ali di luce
Affretti l'infuocato volo,
In qual grotta notturna
ripiegherai le penne?

Dimmi, o Luna pallida e grigia,
Delle strade solinghe del Cielo pellegrina,
In quale abisso del giorno o della notte,
Vai cercando riposo?

O stanco Vento, che vai vagabondando
Come il reietto ospite del mondo,
Hai forse ancora un tuo riposto nido
Sull'albero o sull'onda?

Authorship:

  • by Augusta Guidetti  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in English by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "The world's wanderers", first published 1824
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Giorgio Federico Ghedini (1892 - 1965), "Pellegrini del mondo", 1934, from Tre Canti di Shelley, no. 1. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-16
Line count: 12
Word count: 62

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