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Un di, verso il Murzoll
from Act I of the Italian opera La Wally by Alfredo Catalani
Libretto: Luigi Illica

Role: Walter, a young man, friend of Wally
Voice Part: soprano       Fach: lyric soprano|soubrette
Setting: The main square of Hochstoff, Switzerland, 19th century
Synopsis: Walter has come to try to find Wally. He wishes to sing with her but when he cannot find her, he sings by himself. The song he sings is the song of the Edelweiss and it is composed by Wally. It tells the tale of a girl who was killed by an avalanche and lives on as a flower.
Range: Tessitura:
D4 - B5G4 - G5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Libretto entered by Robert Glaubitz (added 1997-11-08)
Un dì, erso il Murzoll, Walter's aria from La Wally

Un dì, erso il Murzoll,
Una fanciulla, per un erto sentier,
Movea il pie' leggero;
Lenta ascendendo la montagna brulla!
Giù susurrava il vento;
Parea lontano pianto;
Tornava allegro canto
E finiva in lamento!
Col raggi intanto
L'avvolgeva il sole
Ed ella ognor salìa
La solitaria via
Stavano intorno a lei
Le nubi sole! Ah!
Quando fu giunta sovra 
L'alto monte presso la neve bianca
La pellegrina stanca
Sciolse le trecce e chinò 
Il bianco fronte e disse :
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