by
Aldo Fumagalli ( flourished 1915 )
O bimba, bimbetta
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
O bimba, bimbetta,
canta la cicala,
danzi tu gaietta
ne la gran sala.
Ed io a te ricanto,
a te tutta graziosa,
mentre il tuo lieve manto
s’apre come rosa.
Ti voglio tanto bene
e tu neppur lo sai,
tu ridi a le mie pene
e poi danzando vai.
Tu non mi dici nulla
di ciò che in cor t’arride,
e il labbro tuo, fanciulla,
a me non sorride.
Ardentemente io canto,
o dolce bimba mia!
Io t’amo tanto tanto,
più della vita mia!
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- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Oh maiden, little maiden,", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 84
Oh maiden, little maiden,
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
Oh maiden, little maiden,
sing the cicada,
dance your gaiety
in the great hall.
And I sing it back to you,
to you, all lovely,
while your soft cloak
opens like [a] rose.
I want you so much
and you do not even know,
you laugh at my sorrows
and then go away dancing.
You do not say anything to me
of that which in [your] heart smiles upon you,
and your lips, young maiden,
do not smile at me.
I sing passionately,
oh my sweet maiden!
I love you so, so much,
more than my life!
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This text was added to the website: 2020-05-26
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Word count: 97