Sempre caro mi fu quest'ermo colle, E questa siepe, che da tanta parte Dell'ultimo orizzonte il guardo esclude. Ma sedendo e mirando, interminati Spazi di là da quella, e sovrumani Silenzi, e profondissima quiete Io nel pensier mi fingo; ove per poco Il cor non si spaura. - E come il vento Odo stormir tra queste piante, io quello Infinito silenzio a questa voce Vo comparando: e mi sovvien l'eterno, E le morte stagioni, e la presente E viva, e il suon di lei. Così tra questa Immensità s'annega il pensier mio, E il naufragar m'è dolce in questo mare.
Text Authorship:
- by Giacomo Leopardi (1798 - 1837), "L'infinito" [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 Gaetano Braga (1829 - 1907), "L'infinito", published [1862] [ high voice and piano ], from Six Mélodies de Gaetano Braga, no. 6, Éd. Flaxland [sung text not yet checked]
- by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968), "L'infinito", op. 22 (1921) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jean Guillou (b. 1930), "L'infinito", published 1974 [ bass voice and organ ], Paris, Éditions Alphonse Leduc [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "L'infinito", 1965, first performed 1967 [ baritone and orchestra ], from Tre Canti di Leopardi, no. 1, Mainz, Schott [sung text not yet checked]
- by Matteo Neri , "L'infinito" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Juan Bautista Plaza (1898 - 1965), "L'infinito", 1921 [ tenor or soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Philippe Hersant (b. 1948), "L'infinito", 1993 [ mixed chorus a cappella ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Frederick Townsend) , "The Infinite", first published 1887
- FRE French (Français) [singable] (Michel Orcel) , "L'infini", copyright ©
- GER German (Deutsch) (Paul Heyse) , "Das Unendliche", written 1831
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Calixto Oyuela) , "Lo infinito", written 1883
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Esta colina solitaria siempre Grata fué para mí, y este vallado, Que por tan varias partes La vista cierra al horizonte extremo. Mas si sentado miro interminables Espacios tras de aquél, y sobrehumano Silencio, y profundísimo sosiego Finjo en mi mente; de lo cual por poco El corazón no tiembla. Y como el viento Entre estas plantas silba, ese infinito Silencio á este rumor voy comparando: Y recuerdo lo eterno, y las edades Sepultas ya, y la presente y viva, Y su tumulto. Así mi pensamiento Se inmerge en esta inmensidad, y dulce Ésme náufrago ser de este oceano.
Confirmed with Cantos de Leopardi. Traducción en verso castellano, translated by Calixto Oyuela, Buenos Aires, Pablo E. Coni, 1883.
Text Authorship:
- by Calixto Oyuela (1857 - 1935), "Lo infinito", written 1883 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giacomo Leopardi (1798 - 1837), "L'infinito"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-05-08
Line count: 16
Word count: 99