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Italian songs of Neapolitan authors

Ruggero
Leoncavallo
Mattinata
(The morning)


Music: Ruggero Leoncavallo,
Lyrics: Ruggero Leoncavallo.
Year: 1883


L'aurora, di bianco vestita,
Già l'uscio dischiude al gran sol,
Di già con le rose sue dita
Carezza dei fiori lo stuol!
Commosso da un fremito arcano
Intorno il creato già par,
E tu non ti desti, ed invano
Mi sto qui dolente a cantar:

Metti anche tu la veste bianca
E schiudi l'uscio al tuo cantor!
Ove non sei la luce manca,
Ove tu sei nasce l'amor!

Metti anche tu la veste bianca
E schiudi l'uscio al tuo cantor!
Ove non sei la luce manca,
Ove tu sei nasce l'amor!

translated by Natalia Chernega


Dawn, dressed in white,
Already opens the door to the great sun,
And its pink rays
Already caress the beds of flowers!
Touched by a mysterious thrill
The world is already visible around,
But you don't wake up, and in vain
I stand here singing with sadness:

Put on white clothes, too
And open the door to your singer!
Where you are not, the light is missing,
Where you are, love is born!

Put on white clothes, too
And open the door to your singer!
Where you are not, the light is missing,
Where you are, love is born!

translated by Natalia Chernega