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Il vento scrive - (2026)
Gabriele D'Annunzio
for medium voice and piano
Su la docile sabbia il vento scrive
con le penne dell'ala; e in sua favella
parlano i segni per le bianche rive.
Ma, quando il sol declina, d'ogni nota
ombra lene si crea, d'ogni ondicella,
quasi di ciglia su soave gota.
E par che nell'immenso arido viso
della pioggia s'immilli il tuo sorriso.
3 pages, circa 2' 45"
Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863 - 1938)
On the gentle sand, the wind writes
with the feathers of its wings; and in its language
the signs speak along the white shores.
But, when the sun sets, a soft shadow
is created from every note of every wave,
almost like eyelashes on a soft cheek.
And it seems that, in the immense, arid face
of the rain, your smile is bathed.
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this piano-vocal score.
