Se li arbori sapesser favellare

Se li arbori sapesser favellare,
E le lor foglie fusseno le lengue,
L'inchiostro fusse l'acqua dello mare,
La terra fusse carta e l'erbe penne
Le tue bellezze non potria contare.
Quando nascesti gli angioli ci venne,
Quando nascesti, colorito giglio,
Tutti li santi furno a quel consiglio.

by Leonardo Giustiniani (1383?-1466)

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

by Giorgio Federico Ghedini (1892-1965) , "Se li arbori sapesser favellare", 1925, from Quattro strambotti di Giustiniani, no. 1.

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