Sia benedetto chi fece lo mondo!

Sia benedetto chi fece lo mondo!
Lo seppe tanto bene accomodare!
Fece lo mare e non vi fece fondo,
Fece le navi per poter passare.
Fece le navi e fece il paradiso 
E fece le bellezze al vostro viso.

by Volkslieder (Folksongs) , from Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, published 1856

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

by Ermanno Wolf Ferrari (1876-1948) , "Sia benedetto chi fece lo mondo!", op. 12 no. 4, published 1904, from Quattro rispetti, no. 4, also set in German

by Ermanno Wolf Ferrari (1876-1948) , "Hoch sei gepriesen der Schöpfer der Erde!", op. 12 no. 4, published 1904, from Quattro rispetti, no. 4, also set in Italian

by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) , no title, 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 4.

Date added to the website: 2003-12-01.

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