T'affretta

La notte è scintillante di fiammelle,
O giovinetta!
Vieni a vedere quanto sono belle;
Scendi: t'affretta!

Una stellata conca pare il lago,
O giovinetta!
Vieni'a specchiarvi la tua dolce imago;
Scendi: t'affretta!

Il tempo fugge e porta via le stelle...
E non aspetta!
Se tu vuoi salutar le tue sorelle,
Scendi: t'affretta!

Mentre le guarderai qui sul mio core
Ti terrò stretta!
Ah! non temer!... verrà con noi l'Amore,
Nella barchetta!...

by Giuseppe Della Valle

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

by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916) , "T'affretta"

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]
  Search sheetmusicplus.com for T'affretta, Art song , Lieder, chansons, or works for solo voice
  Search musicroom.com for T'affretta, vocal/choral music

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Books:

  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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