Ah, mai non cessate

Ah, mai non cessate dal vostro parlar,
o labbra desiate ond'io folle vo'
col miel delle vostre parole vo' far
un dolce guanciale su cui dormirò.

O sonni beati da niun mai sognati
che su quel guanciale dormendo farò,
dormendo e sognando, vicino al tuo cor,
il dolce, desiato mio sogno d'amor.
Ah! dormendo, sognando, sognando d'amor!

by Alberto Donaudy (1880-1941)

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

by Stefano Donaudy (1879-1925) , "Ah, mai non cessate", published <<1918, from 36 Arie di Stile Antico, no. 7.

ENG English (Donna Bareket)

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