Text & Translation
Luna e Stelle della notte
Italian source:
Silvio Pellico
Del mattino dolce albore,
Astro, oceano di splendore,
Terra e ciel, chi vi creò?
Siam pensieri d'una Mente,
Raggi siam del vero Sole:
Disse e fummo, né parole
A nomarlo c'insegnò.
Fulgid'astri, cielo e terra,
Del Signor opre ammirande,
Un'altropera Ei fea più grande:
Il mortal ch'Egl'animò.
Moon and stars of the night
English translation ©
Roger Parker & Opera Rara
Gentle dawn of the morning,
Star, ocean of splendour,
Earth and sky, who created you?
We are the thoughts of a Mind,
We are rays of the true Sun:
He spoke and we were; he taught us
Words to name him.
Shining stars, heaven and earth,
Admirers of the works of the Lord,
Another work He made was greater:
The mortal being He animated.
Luna e Stelle della notte
Italian source:
Silvio Pellico
Moon and stars of the night
English source:
Roger Parker & Opera Rara
Luna e stelle della notte,
Moon and stars of the night,
Del mattino dolce albore,
Gentle dawn of the morning,
Astro, oceano di splendore,
Star, ocean of splendour,
Terra e ciel, chi vi creò?
Earth and sky, who created you?
Siam pensieri d'una Mente,
We are the thoughts of a Mind,
Raggi siam del vero Sole:
We are rays of the true Sun:
Disse e fummo, né parole
He spoke and we were; he taught us
A nomarlo c'insegnò.
Words to name him.
Fulgid'astri, cielo e terra,
Shining stars, heaven and earth,
Del Signor opre ammirande,
Admirers of the works of the Lord,
Un'altropera Ei fea più grande:
Another work He made was greater:
Il mortal ch'Egl'animò.
The mortal being He animated.
Composer
Gaetano Donizetti
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti was an Italian composer. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, Donizetti was a leading composer of the bel canto opera style during the first half of the nineteenth century. Read more here.
