by Giovanni Capurro (1859 - 1920)
O sole mio
Language: Italian - Neapolitan (dialect)
Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole, n'aria serena doppo na tempesta! Pe' ll'aria fresca pare gia' na festa Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole. Ma n'atu sole cchiu' bello, oi ne'. 'O sole mio sta 'nfronte a te! 'O sole, 'o sole mio sta 'nfronte a te, sta 'nfronte a te! Lùcene 'e llastre d''a fenesta toia; 'na lavannara canta e se ne vanta e pe' tramente torce, spanne e canta lùcene 'e llastre d'a fenesta toia. Quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne, me vene quase 'na malincunia; sotto 'a fenesta toia restarria quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne.
Text Authorship:
- by Giovanni Capurro (1859 - 1920) [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 Eduardo Di Capua (1864 - 1917), "O sole mio" [ sung text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 107