Stanotte a mezzanotte mi levai, Trovai 'l mio cuore che dal petto usciva; E io gli dissi: cor, dove ne vai? Mi disse: A veder voi che ne veniva. Mira, il mi' core se non ti vuol bene! Esce dal petto e a vedere ti viene.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Stanotte a mezzanotte mi levai", 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. 75, first published 1860 ; composed by Hugo Wolf.
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Word count: 46
Heut Nacht erhob ich mich um Mitternacht, Da war mein Herz mir heimlich fortgeschlichen. Ich frug: Herz, wohin stürmst du so mit Macht? Es sprach: Nur Euch zu sehn, sei es entwichen. Nun sieh, wie muß es um mein Lieben stehn: Mein Herz entweicht der Brust, um dich zu sehn!
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 37.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 75, first published 1860 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Stanotte a mezzanotte mi levai", 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), "Heut Nacht erhob ich mich um Mitternacht", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 41 [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) , "Last night I rose at midnight", 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: 2004-01-17
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Word count: 50