Colomba del Sasso Ninne Nanne

Dove in the Cleft of the Rock Lullabies

I Fai la nanna dolce lume, Fai la ninna ninna nanna-na', Le mie braccia per te son piume, Fai la ninna ninna nanna-na'. Fai la nanna, mio conforto, Fai la ninna ninna nanna-na', Nel mio seno anch'io t'ho porto, Fai la ninna nanna nanna-na'. II Fate la nanna, e fatela con Dio! Fatela voi, che la faro ancor io; Fate la ninna, e fatela, la nanna! La bimba è bella, e l'è della su' mamma! Della su' mamma, e del su' babbo ancora; Questa bambina è nata in buon' ora: Nata in buon' ora, ed in buon' ora sia, L'ora che tu nascesti, anima mia! III Fate la nanna, coscine di pollo, La vostra mamma v' ha fatto 'l gonnello E vi ci ha messo i fiorellini attorno: Fate la nanna, coscine di polio. Fate la nanna e possiate dormire, Il letto vi sia fatto di viole, E le coperte di quel panno fine, La coltrice di penne di pavone.

MOTHER'S WINGS Hush-a-bye, sweet light, I safely hold thee, Hush-a-bye, oh hush-a-hush-a-bye! My two arms around are wings that fold thee, Hush-a-bye, and hush, oh hush-a-bye! Hush-a-bye, my babe, my comfort, rest,-- Hush-a-bye, and hush, oh hush-a-bye! Here I've brought thee carried in my breast; Hush-a-bye, and hush, oh hush-a-bye ! SLEEP, BABE AND MOTHER! Lullaby, babe, and with God be thy rest, I also will sleep, with thee on my breast. Then lullaby one, and lullaby other: The baby is fair,--she belongs to her Mother; Of Mother and Daddy too she is the dower: This little maid was born in good hour. Good was the hour, and blest may it be, The hour of thy birth, sweet soul of me. CRADLE-SONG Oh, lullaby, oh! little downy chick sweet, Thy Mother for thee has a pretty frock sewn: Little flowers she has made round about it that meet: Oh, lullaby, oh! little chick of my own. Oh, lullaby, oh! sweet slumber be thine, Thy bed be of clove-pinks gathered together; The blankets must be of that cloth so fine, And for quilt we'll have many a peacock's feather.

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Warrack, Grace. Florilegio di canti Toscani: Folk songs of the Tuscan hills. London: Alexander Moring Ltd., 1914. 212-213

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