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by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)

Melusina
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Guarda, assisa, la vaga Melusina,
Tenendo il capo tra le ceree mani,
La Luna in arco da' boschi lontani
Salir vermiglia il ciel di Palestina.
Da l'alto de la torre saracina,
Ella sogna il destin de' Lusignani;
E innanzi al tristo rosseg(g)iar de' piani,
Sente de 'l suo finir l'ora vicina.
Già, già, viscida e lunga, ella le braccia
Vede coprirsi di pallida squama,
Le braccia che fiorian sì dolcemente.
Scintilla inrigidita la sua faccia
E bilingue la sua bocca in van chiama
Poi che a 'l cuor giunge il freddo de 'l serpente.

Text Authorship:

  • by Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938) [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 Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882 - 1973), "Melusina", 1914, from I sonetti delle fate, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 94

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