Preghiera della sera

Dio, nella tenebra
Che il mondo oscura
Non ha paura
Chi in cuore ha fè'.
In Te quest'anima
S'affida e crede,
Nel cuor che ha fede
Timor non è;
E pria di chiudere
Nel sonno gli occhi
Piego i ginocchi
Dinanzi a Te.

by Luigi Bertelli (1858-1920)

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

by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) , "Preghiera della sera", from Due preghiere per i bimbi d'Italia, no. 2.

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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Sheet music:

  Twenty Six Italian Songs and Arias (J. G. Paton) [tismusic.com]
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  The Art of the Song Recital [amazon.com]
  The Book of Lieder: The Original Texts of Over 1000 Songs [amazon.com]
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