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by Ippolito Pindemonte (1753 - 1828)
Translation © by Antonio Giuliano

Malinconia, Ninfa gentile
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG GER SPA
Malinconia, Ninfa gentile,
la vita mia consacro a te;
i tuoi piaceri chi tiene a vile,
ai piacer veri nato non è.

Fonti e colline chiesi agli Dei;
m'udiro alfine, pago io vivrò,
né mai quel fonte co' desir miei,
né mai quel monte trapasserò.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

•   V. Bellini •   F. Hensel 

F. Hensel sets stanza 2

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Note: in one of many repetitions within Hensel's song, the final two lines become: 

Né mai quel monte co' miei pensieri,
né mai quel fonte trapasserò

Text Authorship:

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

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Antonio Giuliano) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (Víctor Sampietro Crespo) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 45

Melancholy, gentle nymph
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Melancholy, gentle nymph,
I devote my life to you.
One who despises your pleasures
Is not born to true pleasures.
 
I asked the gods for fountains and hills;
They heard me at last; I will live satisfied
Even though, with my desires, I never
Go beyond that fountain and that mountain.

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Translations of titles
"Malinconia, Ninfa gentile" = "Melancholy, gentle nymph"
"Canzonetta" = "Little song"


Text Authorship:

  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © by Antonio Giuliano, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 51