Belle lune, toi qui argentes | Belle lune, toi qui argentes

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Vaga luna, che inargenti

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE FRE GER JPN SPA

Vaga luna, che inargenti
queste rive e questi fiori
ed inspiri agli elementi
il linguaggio dell'amor;
testimonio or sei tu sola
del mio fervido desir,
ed a lei che m'innamora
conta i palpiti e i sospir.

Dille pur che lontananza
il mio duol non può lenir,
che se nutro una speranza,
ella è sol nell'avvenir.
Dille pur che giorno e sera
conto l'ore del dolor,
che una speme lusinghiera
mi conforta nell'amor.

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), "Vaga luna, che inargenti", from Tre Ariette, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Antonio Giuliano) , "Lovely moon, you who shed silver light", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (David Le Marrec) , "Belle lune, qui inargentes", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Belle lune, toi qui argentes", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Lieblicher Mond", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , "銀色に染める優雅な月よ", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Danilo Serrano) , "Tenue luna, que plateas", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 72

Belle lune, toi qui argentes

Language: French (Français) after the Italian (Italiano)

Belle lune, toi qui argentes
Ces rivages et ces fleurs
Et inspires aux éléments
Le langage de l'amour ;
Tu es désormais le seul témoin
De mon ardent désir,
Et à celle qui me remplit d'amour
Tu peux raconter mes palpitations et mes soupirs.

Dis-lui aussi que la distance
Ne peut adoucir mon chagrin,
Que si je nourris un espoir,
Ce n'est que pour l'avenir.
Dis-lui que jour et nuit
Je compte les heures de ma douleur,
Qu'un espoir agréable
Me réconforte dans mon amour.

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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: 2023-09-09
Line count: 16
Word count: 84