Se gli alberi potessin favellare

Se gli alberi potessin favellare
E tutte le su' foglie fussin lingue,
L'inchiostro fosse l'acqua dello mare,
La terra calamaio e l'erba penne, 
E'l pian di Roma fosse cartao foglio,
lo non ti scriverei il ben che ti voglio:
Se il pian di Roma fosse foglio e carta,
lo non ti scriverei la minor parte.

by Volkslieder (Folksongs) , Tuscan

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) , "Se gli alberi potessin favellare", op. 17 no. 21 (1936), from Il canzioniere, no. 21, note: also set in German

by Ermanno Wolf Ferrari (1876-1948) , "Wenn alle, alle Bäume könnten reden", op. 17 no. 21 (1936), from Il canzioniere, no. 21, note: also set in Italian

Date added to the website: 2003-12-06.

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