#1023 - Drinking Song—Rusticana

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• Composer:
  • Pietro Mascagni

    • #1023 - Drinking Song—Rusticana
    • #1122 - Intermezzo Rusticana
    • #1218 - Cavalleria Rusticana
    • #2077 - Cavalleria Rusticana, Intermezzo

    (1863-1945), 1890
  • from the opera Cavalleria Rusticana

    • #1023 - Drinking Song—Rusticana
    • #1122 - Intermezzo Rusticana
    • #1218 - Cavalleria Rusticana
    • #2077 - Cavalleria Rusticana, Intermezzo
• Also known as:
  • Viva, il Vino Spumeggiante (Hail the Flowing Wine!)
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• Incipit: 17567636377456525243
• Condensed Incipit: 1756763637456525243
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• Lyrics:
  Viva il vino spumeggiante
  Nel bicchiere scintillante,
  Come il riso dell'amante
  Mite infonde il giubilo!
  Viva il vino ch'è sincero
  Che ci allieta ogni pensiero,
  E che annega l'umor nero,
  Nell'ebbrezza tenera.
  
  
  • Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, 1890
• Lyrics:
  See the wine, as foaming whitely
  In the glass it sparkles lightly,
  Like a lover smiling brightly,
  Gently whisp'ring words that bless!
  See the honest cup so cheery!
  It refreshes us when weary!
  Drives away all humors dreary!
  Gives ecstatic happiness!
  
  
  • trans. Willard G. Day, c1890

Another English translation begins: “See the merry wine is winking”.