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by Arturo Birga (1871 - 1959)

Quando nasceste voi
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG
Quando nasceste voi, disse la rosa:
"Vo' dare alle tue gote il mio colore,"
E 'l giglio: "Anch'io vo' darti qualcosa:
Ti darò la purezza e 'l mio candore..."
La colomba li udì così parlare
E smise tutt'a un tratto di volare...
"Oh, voglio darti qualche cosa anch'io:
Ti darò la mitezza del cor mio!"
Sentirono, di sù dal ciel, le stelle
E dissero anche loro tutte 'n coro:
"Noi daremo alle tue pupille belle
La nostra luce..." E 'l sole: "Io darò l'oro
Del mio colore a tuoi biondi capelli..."
E l'usignolo primo tra li augelli:
"Darò alle tue parole l'armonia
Del canto ch'esce dalla gola mia!"

Text Authorship:

  • by Arturo Birga (1871 - 1959) [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), "Quando nasceste voi", P. 103 no. 1 (1915) [ voice and piano ], from Quattro Rispetti Toscani, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Joshua Breitzer) , "When you were born", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "When you were born", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2007-08-18
Line count: 16
Word count: 108

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