"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.Concert notes, 24 April 2008, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Nairobi 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 silver These banks and flowers, Evoking from the elements The language of love
Only you are witness To my ardent desire; Go tell her, tell my beloved How 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 cherish Is for my future to be spent with her.
Tell her that day and night I 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