lullaby

[Ben]

I wonder whether anyone would like to make up an Italian equivalent to the little lullaby below, written by my son for his daughter. It would not have to be a word-for-word translation, but would express it appropriately in Italian.

The reason is that I would like to post it, with its musical accompaniment, to the Italian website Filastrocche.it. I would acknowledge the author of the Italian words.

You can hear the tune at http://members.optusnet.com.au/sky/lullaby.mid (and "canta con la base" )

Ecco le parole inglesi:

Hush my baby, do not cry;

sleep shall find you, by and by.
Dream of stars and angel charms,
rocking, rocking in my arms.

Soon will life be rushing past;
times of quiet will seldom last.
Then recall your childhood bliss,
rocking, rocking little Miss.


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Ciao
Ben

 

[Alfry]

I wonder whether anyone would like to make up an Italian equivalent to the little lullaby below, written by my son for his daughter. It would not have to be a word-for-word translation, but would express it appropriately in Italian.

The reason is that I would like to post it, with its musical accompaniment, to the Italian website Filastrocche.it. I would acknowledge the author of the Italian words.

You can hear the tune at http://members.optusnet.com.au/sky/lullaby.mid (and "canta con la base" )

Ecco le parole inglesi:

Hush my baby, do not cry;


sleep shall find you, by and by.
Dream of stars and angel charms,
rocking, rocking in my arms.

Soon will life be rushing past;
times of quiet will seldom last.
Then recall your childhood bliss,
rocking, rocking little Miss.



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If my request is inappropriate for the forum, or if the task would be too time-consuming, please diregard this posting!



Ciao
Ben

Hush my baby, do not cry; = fai silenzio mia piccina, non piangere piccolina;

sleep shall find you, by and by. = il sonno ben presto ti troverà
Dream of stars and angel charms, = sogna le stelle e le meraviglie degli angeli
rocking, rocking in my arms. = mentre ti cullo tra le braccia

Soon will life be rushing past; = ben presto la vità ti passerà accanto
times of quiet will seldom last. = ed i periodi di quiete saranno rari e brevi.
Then recall your childhood bliss, = cerca allora di ricordare la tua gioveinezza benedetta
rocking, rocking little Miss. = dormi dormi mia piccolina

that's not a word-x-word translation and please, no acknowledgement is needed!!!
thanks

 

[dalila]

hi ,
i tried a translation, i hope you would appreciate it! it's not a word-to-word translation.i tried to reproduce the same effect of the original lullaby.

stai calmo,bambino mio, non piangere più;

presto il sonno arriverà,
giocherai con stelle e angeli lucenti,
al sicuro qui fra le mie braccia.

presto il turbinio della vita,
con i suoi affanni, raggiungerà anche te.
allora ricordati di questi momenti felici,
al sicuro qui con me, amore mio.

is it ok?i wish you a happy xmas!

 

[Alfry]

hi ,
i tried a translation, i hope you would appreciate it! it's not a word-to-word translation.i tried to reproduce the same effect of the original lullaby.

stai calmo,bambino mio, non piangere più;

presto il sonno arriverà,
giocherai con stelle e angeli lucenti,
al sicuro qui fra le mie braccia.

presto il turbinio della vita,
con i suoi affanni, raggiungerà anche te.
allora ricordati di questi momenti felici,
al sicuro qui con me, amore mio.

is it ok?i wish you a happy xmas!

very very beautiful

 

[dalila]

thanks alfry

the original lullaby was so sweet that i couldn't avoid to reproduce the tenderness also in the italian version!

 

[walnut]

Another free translation & Merry Christmas to you and your little nephew. Walnut


Hush my baby, do not cry;
sleep shall find you, by and by.
Dream of stars and angel charms,
rocking, rocking in my arms.

Soon will life be rushing past;
times of quiet will seldom last.
Then recall your childhood bliss,
rocking, rocking little Miss.

Dormi bambina e non piangere ancora
piano piano il sonno ti prenderà
Sogna le stelle e gli incanti degli angeli
Mentre dondoli dondoli tra le mie braccia

Presto la vita arriverà impetuosa
e il tempo della quiete non durerà.
Tu ricorda la felicità di essere bambina
dondola dondola Signorina.

 

[Alfry]

thanks alfry

the original lullaby was so sweet that i couldn't avoid to reproduce the tenderness also in the italian version!

and you did it very well.
well done

 

[Alfry]

Another free translation & Merry Christmas to you and your little nephew. Walnut


Hush my baby, do not cry;
sleep shall find you, by and by.
Dream of stars and angel charms,
rocking, rocking in my arms.

Soon will life be rushing past;
times of quiet will seldom last.
Then recall your childhood bliss,
rocking, rocking little Miss.

Dormi bambina e non piangere ancora
piano piano il sonno ti prenderà
Sogna le stelle e gli incanti degli angeli
Mentre dondoli dondoli tra le mie braccia

Presto la vita arriverà impetuosa
e il tempo della quiete non durerà.
Tu ricorda la felicità di essere bambina
dondola dondola Signorina.

la sensibilità delle donne è imbattibile.
Buon Natale a tutti
Alfredo

 

[walnut]

la sensibilità delle donne è imbattibile.
Buon Natale a tutti
Alfredo

Buon Natale Alfry Walnut

 

[Ben]

Thank you all for those beautiful words to the lullaby!

 

[Silvia]

Mia piccina non strillar,
nanna farai a poco a poco,
sogna stelle ed angeli in gioco,
fra le mie braccia a dondolar.

Presto scorrerà veloce la vita,
in tempi di chete talora rapita.
Ricordo la tua fanciullezza bella,
dondola dondola signorinella.

I tried to find some rhymes, so that it could sound easy to remember, sing and tell...

 

[Ben]

Sylvia, molte grazie per queste parole nuove. Penso che vanna bene alla musica

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Tu sei tanto generoso con il tuo tempo e le tue idee.

Ciao
Ben

PS Please correct my writing or suggest improvements

 

[Ben]

Oops ... "vanna", no - "vanno", sì

 

[Silvia]

Vanno bene con la musica... generosa (last time I looked I was female )

 

[Ben]

Grazie. Ho capito!

Ben