Quando mi desterò dal barbaglio della promiscuità in una limpida e attonita sfera Quando il mio peso mi sarà leggero. Il naufragio concedimi Signore di quel giovane giorno al primo grido.
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Text Authorship:
- by Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888 - 1970), "Preghiera", appears in L'allegria [author's text checked 1 time 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 Teresa Procaccini (b. 1934), "Preghiera", op. 67 (1974), published 2009 [ soprano or baritone and piano ], Roma : Edi-Pan [sung text not yet checked]
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