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repertoire fridays: Francesco Tosti "L'alba sepàra dalla luce l'ombra" (1907)

June 14, 2013 By sybariticsinger 4 Comments

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Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916) “L’alba sepàra dalla luce l’ombra” no. 2. from Quattro canzoni d’Amaranta. (1907)

Performed by Swedish tenor Jussi Björling  (5 February 1911 – 9 September 1960)

Texts from The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive

L'alba sepàra dalla luce l'ombra,
E la mia voluttà dal mio desire.
O dolce stelle, è l'ora di morire.
Un più divino amor dal ciel vi sgombra.

Pupille ardenti, O voi senza ritorno
Stelle tristi, spegnetevi incorrotte!
Morir debbo. Veder non voglio il giorno,
Per amor del mio sogno e della notte.

Chiudimi, O Notte, nel tuo sen materno,
Mentre la terra pallida s'irrora.
Ma che dal sangue mio nasca l'aurora
E dal sogno mio breve il sole eterno!

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The dawn divides the darkness from the light,
And my sensual pleasure from my desire,
O sweet stars, the hour of death is now at hand:
A love more holy sweeps you from the skies.

Gleaming eyes, O you who'll ne'er return,
sad stars, snuff out your uncorrupted light!
I must die, I do not want to see the day,
For love of my own dream and of the night.
Envelop me, O Night in your maternal breast,
While the pale earth bathes itself in dew;
But let the dawn rise from my blood
And from my brief dream the eternal sun

 

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Filed Under: Repertoire Fridays, Uncategorized Tagged With: Francesco Paolo Tosti, italian art song, Jussi Björling, tenor repertoire

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  1. Cate Frazier-Neely says

    June 15, 2013 at 8:45 am

    Stunning in every way. Thanks for sharing it!

    Reply
    • sybariticsinger says

      June 15, 2013 at 12:05 pm

      Thanks, Cate! Glad you enjoyed it.

      Reply
  2. Susan Ihnen says

    June 15, 2013 at 4:58 pm

    WOW!!! That was well worth listening to

    Reply
    • sybariticsinger says

      June 16, 2013 at 12:43 pm

      Glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply

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