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Voga, voga, il vento tace, pura è l'onda, il ciel sereno, solo un alito di pace par che allegri e cielo e mar: voga, voga, o marinar. Or che tutto a noi sorride, in sí tenero momento, all'ebrezza del contento voglio l'alma abbandonar. Voga, voga, o marinar. Chè se infiera la tempesta, ambedue ne tragge a morte, sarà lieta la mia sorte al tuo fianco vuò spirar [sí]. Voga, voga, o marinar.
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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 Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), "Il barcaiuolo" [voice and piano], from Nuits d'Été à Pausilippe, no. 1 [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by (Johann) Otto Prechtler (1813 - 1881) , "Arietta" ENG ; composed by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen.
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- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "The boatman", copyright © 2016, (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: 15
Word count: 72
Row, row, the wind has died, the water is pure, the sky bright, only a breath of peace seems to cheer both sky and sea. Row, row, sailor. Now that everything smiles upon us, in such a tender moment, to the exhilaration of happiness I want to abandon my soul. Row, row, sailor. Because if a storm should rage and carry us both to our death, it will be my happy fate to die at your side. Row, row, sailor.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2016 by John Glenn Paton, (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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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Leopoldo Tarantini (1811 - 1882)
This text was added to the website: 2016-02-15
Line count: 15
Word count: 80