Danza, danza, fanciulla,
al mio cantar;
danza, danza fanciulla gentile,
al mio cantar.
Gira leggera, sottile al suono,
al suono dell'onde del mar.
Senti il vago rumore
dell'aura scherzosa
che parla al core
con languido suon,
e che invita a danzar
senza posa, senza posa,
che invita a danzar.
Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile,
al mio cantar.
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Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Francesco Durante (1684 - 1755), "Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Scott Gendel (b. 1977), "Danza, danza, fanciulla", 2002-2013 [ voice and piano ], from Italian Art Songs & Arias, Reimagined, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Achille Guido Picchi (b. 1951), "Danza", op. 16 (1976) [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Aline Perrin) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Dança, menina graciosa", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , "Danza, danza, gentil muchacha", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 15
Word count: 56
Dança, menina graciosa,
Ao meu cantar!
Gira, leve, esbelta
Ao som das ondas do mar!
Ouve o vago rumor
Da brisa brincalhona,
Que fala ao coração
Com lânguido som
E que convida à dança
À beira do mar!
Dança, menina graciosa,
Ao meu cantar!