Venitelo a vedere 'l mi' piccino Or che nella culla è addormentato: Venitelo a veder com'è carino, Pare un angiol di Dio dal ciel calato!... Angioletti del ciel, venite in coro, A sorridere al dolce mi' tesoro. Venite... Zitto! Ha mosso 'l labbro al riso... Sognando, ora è con voi, su 'n Paradiso!
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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), "Venitelo a vedere 'l mi' piccino", P. 103 no. 2 (1915) [ voice and piano ], from Quattro Rispetti Toscani, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Joshua Breitzer) , "Come and see my little one", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-08-18
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