Umbra (Serbanescu, set by G. Cavadia) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


De ce tot fug, oare, de tine, 
si, cănd lipsesti, de ce te cat?
Ah! nu esti tu oricănd în mine,
de dorul tau nealinat? 

Dar, cănd lipsesti, pornesc spre tine,
ca vas gonit de aprig vănt, 
parca n-ar fi, etern, în mine,
oriunde esti, oriunde sunt.

S-apoi, cănd pot privi la tine,
ma-ntorc si plec, si plec oftănd, 
ah, parca, plecând, nu vii cu mine,
tu, umbra tristului meu gănd. 

În cartea oarbelor destine, 
se vede c-astfel mi-a fost dat, 
cănd te-oi vedea, sa fug de tine,
si, cănd lipsesti, eu sa te cat.

Input by John Versmoren

Authorship

Theodor Serbanescu (1839-1901)

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

George Cavadia (1858-1926)

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