“Ebben ne andro’lontana" -”La Vally" - Alfredo Catalani
Ebben ne andro’ lontana Thus I’ll go far away
come va l’eco like the echo
della pia campana. of the holy bell
La’ tra la neve bianca There, in the white snow
la’ tra le nubi d’or there, among golden clouds
Laddove la speranza Where hope…
la speranza e’ rimpianto hope is regret…
e’ rimpianto e’ dolor it's regret, it is pain
Oh della madre Oh, sweet home
mia casa gioconda of my mother
la Vally ne andra’ da te Vally will go
da te lontana assai very far from you
e forse a te and maybe
e forse a te maybe she’ll never
non fara’ mai piu’ ritorno come back to you
ne’ piu’ la rivedrai and you won’t see her again
mai piu’ mai piu’ never, never more
Ne andro’ sola e lontana I’ll go far and alone
come l’eco like the echo
della pia campana of the holy bell
ne andro’ ne andro’ I’ll go, I’ll go
sola e lontana far and alone
e tra le nubi d’or among golden clouds
(Translation: Toti O’Brien)
For a word by word analysis see transliteration
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“Ebben ne andro’lontana”
From “La Vally”
Alfredo Catalani
Ebben (Thus) ne (from here) andro’ (I will go) lontana (far)
come (like) va (goes) l’ (the) eco (echo)
del (of) la (the) pia (holy) campana (bell).
La’ (There) tra (among) la (the) neve (snow) bianca (white)
la’ (there) tra (among) le (the) nubi (clouds) d’ (of) or (gold)
Laddove (There, where) la (the) speranza (hope)
la (the) speranza (hope) e’ (is) rimpianto (regret)
e’ (is) rimpianto (regret) e’ (is) dolor (pain)
Oh (Oh) del (of) la (the) madre (mother)
mia (my) casa (house) gioconda (happy)
la (the) Vally (Vally) ne (from here) andra’ (will go) da (from) te (you)
da (from) te (you) lontana (far) assai (very)
e (and) forse (maybe) a (to) te (you)
e (and) forse (maybe) a (to) te (you)
non (not) fara’ (she will make) mai (never) piu’ (more) ritorno (return)
ne’ (neither) piu’ (again) la (her) rivedrai (you will see again)
mai (never) piu’ (more) mai (never) piu’ (more)
Ne (from here) andro’ (I will go) sola (alone) e (and) lontana (far)
come (like) l’ (the) eco (echo)
del (of) la (the) pia (holy) campana (bell)
ne (from here) andro’ (I will go) ne (from here) andro’ (I will go)
sola (alone) e (and) lontana (far)
e (and) tra (among) le (the) nubi (clouds) d’(of) or (gold)
For a flowing English version see my Translation
From “La Vally”
Alfredo Catalani
Ebben (Thus) ne (from here) andro’ (I will go) lontana (far)
come (like) va (goes) l’ (the) eco (echo)
del (of) la (the) pia (holy) campana (bell).
La’ (There) tra (among) la (the) neve (snow) bianca (white)
la’ (there) tra (among) le (the) nubi (clouds) d’ (of) or (gold)
Laddove (There, where) la (the) speranza (hope)
la (the) speranza (hope) e’ (is) rimpianto (regret)
e’ (is) rimpianto (regret) e’ (is) dolor (pain)
Oh (Oh) del (of) la (the) madre (mother)
mia (my) casa (house) gioconda (happy)
la (the) Vally (Vally) ne (from here) andra’ (will go) da (from) te (you)
da (from) te (you) lontana (far) assai (very)
e (and) forse (maybe) a (to) te (you)
e (and) forse (maybe) a (to) te (you)
non (not) fara’ (she will make) mai (never) piu’ (more) ritorno (return)
ne’ (neither) piu’ (again) la (her) rivedrai (you will see again)
mai (never) piu’ (more) mai (never) piu’ (more)
Ne (from here) andro’ (I will go) sola (alone) e (and) lontana (far)
come (like) l’ (the) eco (echo)
del (of) la (the) pia (holy) campana (bell)
ne (from here) andro’ (I will go) ne (from here) andro’ (I will go)
sola (alone) e (and) lontana (far)
e (and) tra (among) le (the) nubi (clouds) d’(of) or (gold)
For a flowing English version see my Translation