Like a clear little stream

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Malcolm Wren

Al par del ruscelletto chiaro

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: CAT ENG FRE

Al par del ruscelletto chiaro
La tua vita scorra Irene,
Compagne sian le grazie amene,
E l'amistà, virtù e fè.

Il suo rigor, le tue pene
Serbi a noi soli'l fato avaro,
E sia per noi ancor più amaro
Ond' esser prodigo con te.

Irene, dea della pace,
Conserva in lei tranquillo il cor
Del suo filial amor la face
Per lunga età risplenda ancor.

Evviva dunque la bella Irene,
La delizia del nostro amor.

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Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Franz Peter Schubert (1797 - 1828), "Cantate zur Feier der Genesung der Irene Kiesewetter", alternate title: "Kantate für Irene Kiesewetter", D 936 (1827), published 1892, first performed 1871 [ ttbb quartet, satb chorus, and piano duet ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Malcolm Wren) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Peter Rastl [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2011-10-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 75

Like a clear little stream

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Like a clear little stream
May your life flow on, Irene,
May pleasant graces be your companions,
Friendship, virtue and faith.

Instead of you having to suffer, may the rigours
Of cruel fate affect only us,
And let things be even more bitter for us
So that fate can be generous to you.

May Irene, goddess of peace,
Retain a tranquil heart,
And may her filial love
Continue to burn for a long time.

So, long live beautiful Irene,
Our loving delight.

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Translations of title(s):
"Cantate zur Feier der Genesung der Irene Kiesewetter" = "Cantata to celebrate the recovery of Irene Kiesewetter"
"Kantate für Irene Kiesewetter" = "Cantata for Irene Kiesewetter"

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2021-12-29
Line count: 14
Word count: 82