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Come l'allodoletta

Language: Italian

Come l'allodoletta per li prati,
così fugge la pace e l'allegranza
da un cor gentile in cui sol regna amore!

Passa ogni gioia, passa ogni dolzore
da un cor gentile in cui sol regna amore;
e l'alma che ne sente la gravanza,
sen' muore di gelo come un fior!


Input by Stuart Price

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

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

Notes about green, red, and white dots

Like the little skylark

Language: English

 Like the little skylark through the meadows,
 So flee peace and happiness
 From a gentle heart in which love rules alone! 
 
 Every joy, every sweetness passes
 From a gentle heart in which love rules alone;
 And the soul which feels the weight of it
 Dies of cold like a flower!


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    * Translation from Italian to English copyright © 2002 by Gretchen Armacost, Armabrunk (AT) aol.com, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. Please contact the copyright-holder when requesting permission to reprint.

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Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.