La Serenata

La Serenata

By: Tosti
Voice Type(s): Baritone,Tenor,Mezzo,Soprano

Melody
E ♭/D ♯
Full
E ♭/D ♯

Vola, o serenata:
Fly, o serenade:

La mia diletta è sola,
my delight is alone

e, con la bella testa abbandonata,
and, withe the beautiful head rested,

posa tra le lenzuola:
posed between the sheets:

O serenata, vola.
O serenade, fly.

Splende Pura la luna,
Splendid pure the moon,

l?ale il silenzio stende,
the wings the silence extends (silence extends its wings)

e dietro I veni dell?alcova
and behind the shadows of the alcove

bruna la lampada s?accende.
brown the lamp itself burns.

Pure la luna splende.Vola, o serenata:
pure the moon splendid. Fly, o serenade:

La mia diletta è sola,
My delight is alone,

ma sorridendo ancor mezzo assonnata,
but smiling also half muted,

torna fra le lenzuola:
return between her sheets:

O serenata, vola.
O serenade, fly.

L?onda sogna su ?l lido,
the wave dreams on the beach

e ?l vento su la fronda;
and the wind on the fronds;

e a? baci miei ricusa ancore un nido
and to kisses mine denies still a place

la mia signora bionda.
my lady blond. (and my blond lady still denies my kisses)

Sogna su ?l lido l?onda.
dream on the beach the waves. (the waves dream on the shore)