Notturno (Anonymous, set by O. Respighi) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Su' cespugli, vezzose,
In un sopor beato
Si chinan le rose;
L'usignolo, celato
Tra le foglie rugiadose,
Gorgheggia innamorato.
O, che dolce mistero,
Che fascino gentile
Pe'l tiepido sentiero!...
Vieni, a ninfa simile,
Col passo tuo leggero
Tra li aliti d'aprile;
E un bel nido fiorente,
Una capanna bruna
Míaccoglierà silente.
A la dolce fortuna,
Col raggio pi` lucente,
Sorriderà la luna!...

Authorship

Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

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