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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Tenor
Graham Johnson
Graham Johnson
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Reynaldo Hahn
Reynaldo Hahn
Composer
Pietro Buratti
Pietro Buratti
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Martin Compton
Martin Compton
Producer

Lyrics

La note è bela,
Fa presto, o Nineta,
Andemo in barcheta
I freschi a ciapar!
A Toni g’ho dito
Ch’el felze el ne cave
Per goder sta bava
Che supia dal mar.
Ah!
Che gusto contarsela
Soleti in laguna,
E al chiaro de luna
Sentirse a vogar!
Ti pol de la ventola
Far senza, o mia cara,
Chè zefiri a gara
Te vol sventolar.
Ah!
Se gh’è tra de lori
Chi tropo indiscreto
Volesse dal pèto
EI velo strapar,
No bada a ste frotole,
Soleti za semo
E Toni el so’ remo,
Lè a tento a menar.
Ah!
Pietro Buratti (1772-1832)
Translation:
The night is beautiful.
Make haste, Nineta,
let us take to our boat
and enjoy the evening breeze.
I have asked Toni
to remove the canopy
so that we can feel the zephyr
blowing in from the sea;
Ah!
What bliss it is to exchange sweet nothings
alone on the lagoon
and by moonlight,
to be borne along in our boat!
You can lay aside
your fan, my dear,
for the breezes will vie with each other
to refresh you.
Ah!
If among them
there should be one so indiscreet
as to try to lift the veil
shielding your breast,
pay no heed to its nonsense,
for we are all alone
and Toni is much too intent
on plying his oar,
Ah!
Written by: Pietro Buratti, Reynaldo Hahn
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