Ave Maria (Francesco Paolo Tosti)

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Contributor: David Newman (submitted 2008-08-02).  Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 248 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Cross posting by Art Song Central. Both Italian and English lyrics - English lyrics by Arthur H. Vivian - Edition in A Major.

General Information

Title: Ideale
Composer: Francesco Paolo Tosti
Lyricist: Carmelo Erricocreate page (1848-1892)

Number of voices: 1v   Voicings: Soprano solo or Tenor solo
Genre: SecularArt song

Language: Italian
Instruments: Piano

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Per le fulgenti cupole dorate
La melodia dell’organo suonava;
Lento moriva il dì sulle vetrate;
Una nube d’incenso al ciel volava,
E dolcemente da ogni labbro uscia:
Ave Maria.

Nella blanda mestizia di quell’ora
Tutta serenità di paradiso,
Il cavaliere che sospiro ognora
M’apparve, e a lungo ci guardammo in viso:
Fu vana allora la preghiera mia,
Ave Maria.

Dall’azzurro del ciel stendi la mano
A me infelice dal dolore affranta;
Deh! ch’io non pianga e non t’invochi invano,
Arridi all’amor mio, Vergine santa:
Abbi pietà di me, Vergine pia.
Ave Maria.