Stattene zitta, brutta cicalina: I tuoi rispetti m'hanno stomacato. Se tu durassi fino a domattina, Non canteresti un rispetto garbato. Stattene zitta, e vattene alla paglia: Canta meglio di te un asin che raglia.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Stattene zitta, brutta cicalina", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856 [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. 36, first published 1860 ; composed by Hugo Wolf.
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Word count: 34
Schweig' einmal still, du garst'ger Schwätzer dort! Zum Ekel ist mir dein verwünschtes Singen. Und triebst du es bis morgen früh so fort, Doch würde dir kein schmuckes Lied gelingen. Schweig' einmal still und lege dich aufs Ohr! Das Ständchen eines Esels zög ich vor.
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Confirmed with Paul Heyse, Italienisches Liederbuch, Berlin: Verlag von Wilhelm Hertz (Bessersche Buchhandlung), 1860, page 17.
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914), no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Rispetti, in Toscanisch, no. 36, first published 1860 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Stattene zitta, brutta cicalina", appears in Canti popolari toscani. Raccolti e annotati da Giuseppe Tigri, Firenze, Barbera, first published 1856
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), "Schweig' einmal still, du garst'ger Schwätzer dort!", 1890-6, from Italienisches Liederbuch, no. 43 [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) , "Be silent for once, you detestable babbler!", 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: 45