Sinisgalli

Sono che calabroni
che saggiano la pera
vi affondano le corna.
Scavano un buco
fino a succhiarne la polpa.
Quando il sole si sposta.
Dalla parte de sole
cavano un altro occhio

Chiama la gente queste
le piante della sorte;
come piccoli teschi
pendono le zuccone
dagli alberi funesti.

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

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

by Bernard Rands (1935-) , "Sinisgalli", from Canti del sole, no. 7.

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 Sinisgalli, Art song , Lieder, chansons, or works for solo voice
  Search musicroom.com for Sinisgalli, vocal/choral music

CDs:

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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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