Tacea La Notte Placida

Silent was the peaceful night

Tacea La Notte Placida

Silent was the peaceful nightTacea la notte placida
and beautiful in the clear skye bella in ciel sereno
the moon, its silvery facela luna il viso argenteo
showed happy and full...mostrava lieto e pieno...
When through the air resounded,Quando suonar per l' aere,
until then so silent,infino allor sì muto,
sweet and mournfuldolci s' udiro e flebili
the chords of a lute were heard,gli accordi di un liuto,
and melancholic versese versi melanconici
a Troubadour sang.un Trovator cantò.

Verses of humble prayerVersi di prece ed umile
like one who prays to Godqual d' uom che prega Iddio
in that was repeatedin quella ripeteasi
a name...my name!un nome...il nome mio!
I hurried to the balcony...Corsi al veron sollecita...
It was him! It was him indeed!...Egli era! egli era desso!...
Joy I felt that onlyGioia provai che agli angeli
angels are allowed to feel!...solo è provar concesso!...
To the heart, to the ecstatic gazeAl core, al guardo estatico
the earth seemed like a sky.la terra un ciel sembrò.