Text & Translation
La Pastorella dell'Alpi
Italian source:
Count Carlo Pepoli
Che scende ogni mattino
Ed offre un cestellino
Di fresche frutta e fior.
Chi viene al primo albore
Avrà vezzose rose
E poma rugiadose,
Venite al mio giardin.
Chi nel notturno orrore
Smarrì la buona via,
Alla capanna mia
Ritroverà il cammin.
Venite, o passaggiero,
La pastorella è qua,
Ma il fior del suo pensiero
Ad uno sol darà!
The Shepherdess of the Alps
English translation ©
Nicholas Cornforth
Who comes down every morning,
Offering a little basket
Of fresh fruit and flowers.
Those who come at first light
Will find delightful roses
And apples damp with dew,
Come all to my garden.
Those who lost their way
In the horror of the night,
Will find their path once more
At my little cabin.
Come, oh passing traveller,
The shepherdess is here,
Yet the flower of her thoughts
She will give to one and one alone!
La Pastorella dell'Alpi
Italian source:
Count Carlo Pepoli
The Shepherdess of the Alps
English source:
Nicholas Cornforth
Son bella pastorella,
I am the pretty shepherdess,
Che scende ogni mattino
Who comes down every morning,
Ed offre un cestellino
Offering a little basket
Di fresche frutta e fior.
Of fresh fruit and flowers.
Chi viene al primo albore
Those who come at first light
Avrà vezzose rose
Will find delightful roses
E poma rugiadose,
And apples damp with dew,
Venite al mio giardin.
Come all to my garden.
Chi nel notturno orrore
Those who lost their way
Smarrì la buona via,
In the horror of the night,
Alla capanna mia
Will find their path once more
Ritroverà il cammin.
At my little cabin.
Venite, o passaggiero,
Come, oh passing traveller,
La pastorella è qua,
The shepherdess is here,
Ma il fior del suo pensiero
Yet the flower of her thoughts
Ad uno sol darà!
She will give to one and one alone!
Composer
Gioachino Rossini
Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer, who was know for his 39 operas, as well as his songs, chamber music, and piano pieces. Despite setting new standards for opera, he gave up large-scale composition in his thirties, focusing instead…
