by Leonardo Giustiniani (1383? - 1466)
Se li arbori sapesser favellare
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Se li arbori sapesser favellare, E le lor foglie fusseno le lengue, L'inchiostro fusse l'acqua dello mare, La terra fusse carta e l'erbe penne Le tue bellezze non potria contare. Quando nascesti gli angioli ci venne, Quando nascesti, colorito giglio, Tutti li santi furno a quel consiglio.
Text Authorship:
- by Leonardo Giustiniani (1383? - 1466) [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 Giorgio Federico Ghedini (1892 - 1965), "Se li arbori sapesser favellare", 1925, from Quattro strambotti di Giustiniani, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 47