Can you name the words to the 'Va, pensiero' chorus from Verdi's 'Nabucco' (in Italian)?

created by iglew
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  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Source: Ricordi piano-vocal score
  • The clues are a compromise between literal and idiomatic translation, not meant to be exact. (See first comment for a more poetic translation.)
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Go, 
thought, 
on 
wings 
golden; 
go, 
[yourself] 
rest 
on the 
cliffs, 
on the 
hills, 
where 
smell good 
warm 
and 
soft 
the breezes 
sweet 
of the 
land 
native! 
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Of 
Jordan 
the 
banks 
greet, 
Of 
Zion 
the 
towers 
toppled. 
Oh, 
my 
country 
so 
beautiful 
and 
lost! 
Oh, 
memory 
so 
dear 
and 
fateful! 
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Harp 
of gold 
of 
prophetic 
poets, 
why 
silent 
from the 
willow 
hang? 
The 
memories 
in the 
breast 
rekindle, 
[to] us 
speak 
of the 
time 
that 
was! 
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Or 
like 
[of] 
Jerusalem 
at the 
prophets 
draw 
a 
sound 
of 
raw 
cry, 
or 
inspire you 
the 
Lord 
a 
harmony 
that 
[with] 
infuses 
[in] the 
suffering 
meaning! 
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Va, Pensiero Quiz

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  • Created Jan 22, 2013 in Music
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