Vaga luna, che inargenti
Introduction Vincenzo Bellini (1801–1835), the composer of "Vaga luna, che inargenti""'''Vaga luna, che inargenti'''" (Beautiful moon, dappling with silver) is an arietta composed by Vincenzo Bellini to an anonymous Italian text and dedicated to Giulietta Pezzi. It was published in 1838 by Casa Ricordi in '''' along with two other Bellini songs, "" and "". It was also amongst the fifteen Bellini songs published by Ricordi under the title '''' in 1935, the centenary of the composer's death. Composed in the bel canto style, it is a frequent recital piece, and has often been recorded. Its original key is in A-flat major with a tempo of andante cantabile.
Lyrics Beautiful moon, dappling with silverThese banks and flowers,Evoking from the elementsThe language of loveOnly you are witnessTo my ardent desire;Go tell her, tell my belovedHow much I long for her and sigh.Tell her that with her so far away,My grief can never be allayed,That the only hope I cherishIs for my future to be spent with her.Tell her that day and nightI count the hours of my yearning,That hope, a sweet hope beckons,And comforts me in my love.
Sources *Paton, John Glenn (2004). ''Gateway to Italian Songs and Arias: High Voice''. Alfred Music Publishing, pp. 130–135.
External links **, Luciano Pavarotti, James Levine, Lincoln Center 1988