El mio moroso m'à invidato a cena, E nol gaveva casa da menarme. Ghe manca 'l fogo e ghe manca la legna, Ghe manca la pignata da tacare. Ghe manca 'l caratèlo del vin bon, E nol gavea bocal da travasarlo. Curta la tola e streta la tovagia, El pan xe duro e 'l cortelo no tagia.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "El mio moroso m'à invidato a cena", appears in Canti del popolo veneziano per la prima volta raccolti ed illustrati da Angelo Dalmedico, Venezia, A. Santini, first published 1848 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914) , no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Venedig (Vilote), no. 45, first published 1860 ; composed by Hugo Wolf.
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Word count: 57
Mein Liebster hat zu Tische mich geladen Und hatte doch kein Haus mich zu empfangen, Nicht Holz noch Herd zum Kochen und zum Braten, Der Hafen auch war längst entzwei gegangen. An einem Fäßchen Wein gebrach es auch, Und Gläser hatt' er gar nicht im Gebrauch; Der Tisch war schmal, das Tafeltuch nicht besser, Das Brod steinhart und völlig stumpf das Messer.
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 82.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Venedig (Vilote), no. 45, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "El mio moroso m'à invidato a cena", appears in Canti del popolo veneziano per la prima volta raccolti ed illustrati da Angelo Dalmedico, Venezia, A. Santini, first published 1848
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903), "Mein Liebster hat zu Tische mich geladen", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 25 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Donna (Bareket) Breitzer) , "My sweetheard invited me to dinner", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Alberto Pedrotti , Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2003-12-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 62