For a long time | For a long time I have talked with Aphrodite in dreams

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by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)

Translation © by T. P. (Peter) Perrin

Io lungamente

Language: Italian (Italiano) after the Aeolic Greek

Our translations: ENG

Io lungamente ho parlato in sogno con Afrodite.

Text Authorship:

by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
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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 Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 - 1975), "Io lungamente", from Cinque Frammenti di Saffo, no. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (T. P. (Peter) Perrin) , "For a long time", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
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Word count: 8

For a long time

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

For a long time I have talked with Aphrodite in dreams.

Text Authorship:

Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2007 by T. P. (Peter) Perrin, (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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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968)
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in Aeolic Greek by Sappho (flourished c610-c580 BCE)
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2007-12-13
Line count: 1
Word count: 11