by Niccolò Minato (1630 - 1698)
Translation Singable translation by Nathan Haskell Dole (1852 - 1935)

Ombra mai fu
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG HEB
Ombra mai fu
di vegetabile,
cara ed amabile,
soave più.

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  • ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "Never was shade", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English [singable] (Nathan Haskell Dole)
  • HEB Hebrew (עברית) [singable] (Shula Keller) , "אין בעולם", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2008-04-08
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Never was hour
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Never was hour
So fit for festival!
Brightest and best of all
Summer's full flow'r!
Nature's kind pow'r,
Her prodigality 
Makes the reality
Love's richest dow'r.

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