Se moro, ricopritemi di fiori, E sottoterra non mi ci mettete; Mettetemi di là de chelle mura Dove piú volte vista mi ci avete. Mettetemi di là, all'acqua, al vento: Che se moro per voi, moro contenta; Mettetemi di là, all'acqua, al sole: Che se moro per voi, moro d'amore.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Se moro, ricopritemi di fiori", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841 [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 Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 126, first published 1860 ; composed by Hugo Wolf.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 50
Sterb' ich, so hüllt in Blumen meine Glieder; Ich wünsche nicht, daß ihr ein Grab mir grabt. Genüber jenen Mauern legt mich nieder, Wo ihr so manchmal mich gesehen habt. Dort legt mich hin, in Regen oder Wind; Gern sterb' ich, ist's um dich, geliebtes Kind. Dort legt mich hin in Sonnenschein und Regen; Ich sterbe lieblich, sterb' ich deinetwegen.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 60.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 126, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Se moro, ricopritemi di fiori", appears in Canti popolari toscani, corsi, illirici, greci, raccolti ed illustrati da Niccolò Tommaseo, Venezia, G. Tasso, first published 1841
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), "Sterb' ich, so hüllt in Blumen meine Glieder", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 33 [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) , "If I should die, then shroud my limbs with flowers", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- NOR Norwegian (Bokmål) (Marianne Beate Kielland) , "Om jeg dør, så hyll mine ledd inn i blomster", copyright © 2008, (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: 2004-01-17
Line count: 8
Word count: 60