by Ada Negri (1870 - 1945)
Lagrime
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Tornai: la bocca tiepida Sovra la fronte t'ho posata al fine, Mentre la mano fervida Stringea le trecce del tuo folto crine! Ma la tua fronte più che neve gelida, Ma la tua fronte bianca come cera Mutato ha il bacio in un acuto spasimo, M'ha piena l'alma d'un angoscia fiera...! Oh 'l lungo desiderio Or di speranza più non si conforta: Quel bacio mio fu l'ultimo, Povera morta!
Authorship:
- by Ada Negri (1870 - 1945) [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 Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "Lagrime", P. 9 (1896) [ voice and piano ], confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 2 times]
Research team for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2007-08-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 69