Text & Translation
La Serenata
Italian source:
Count Carlo Pepoli
Ascosa d’un bel vel,
Vieni alla selva bruna,
Vieni, ci arride il ciel.
Vieni, là tra quell’ombra oscura,
Vieni, non far rumor,
Vien, deh! vien, ti rassicura
Non lo saprà che Amor.
The Serenade
English translation ©
Nicholas Cornforth
Shrouded in a beautiful veil,
Come to the darkening wood,
Come, the heavens smile upon us.
Come, there, amongst the shadows’ gloom,
Come, make not a sound,
Come, ah! Come and be sure
Love alone will be our witness.
La Serenata
Italian source:
Count Carlo Pepoli
The Serenade
English source:
Nicholas Cornforth
Mira la bianca luna
Gaze at the pale moon
Ascosa d’un bel vel,
Shrouded in a beautiful veil,
Vieni alla selva bruna,
Come to the darkening wood,
Vieni, ci arride il ciel.
Come, the heavens smile upon us.
Vieni, là tra quell’ombra oscura,
Come, there, amongst the shadows’ gloom,
Vieni, non far rumor,
Come, make not a sound,
Vien, deh! vien, ti rassicura
Come, ah! Come and be sure
Non lo saprà che Amor.
Love alone will be our witness.
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…
