Mi parve s'aprissero voci, che labbra cercassero acque, che mani s'alzassero a cieli. Che cieli! Più bianche dei morti che sempre mi destano piano; i piedi hanno scalzi, non vanno lontani. Gazzelle alle fonti bevevano, vento a frugare ginepri e rami ad alzare le stelle?
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Text Authorship:
- by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901 - 1968), "I morti" [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- by Ferenc Farkas (1905 - 2000), "I morti", 1990 [ baritone and violoncello ], from Minuti, no. 4, unpublished [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2021-11-11
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