Mattinata
Luciano Pavarotti Philharmonia Orchestra & Piero Gamba Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

L'aurora di bianco vestita
Già l'uscio dischiude al gran sol
Di già con le rosee sue dita
Carezza de' fiori lo stuol!
Commosso da un fremito arcano
Intorno il creato già par
E tu non ti desti, ed invano
Mi sto qui dolente a cantar

Metti anche tu la veste bianca
E schiudi l'uscio al tuo cantor!

Ove non sei la luce manca
Ove tu sei nasce l'amor

Commosso da un fremito arcano
Intorno il creato già par
E tu non ti desti, ed invano
Mi sto qui dolente a cantar

Ove non sei la luce manca
Ove tu sei nasce l'amor

Overall Meaning

The song L'aurora by Luciano Pavarotti is a beautiful and poetic tribute to the beauty of nature and the longing for a loved one. The song opens with the image of the dawn dressed in white, opening the gates for the great sun. The sun caresses the flowers with its rosy fingers as the whole creation trembles with an unknown shiver. The singer expresses his sadness that his loved one is not awake to witness the beauty of nature and his pain that he has to sing alone.

In the second verse, the singer urges his loved one to join him and open the door to her singer, putting on a white dress like the dawn. He tells her that where she is, there is light and love. The same mysterious shiver passes through nature as the singer repeats his plea for his loved one to wake up and join him.

The lyrics of the song are filled with beautiful imagery of nature and the power of love. The singer expresses his deep longing for his loved one and the beauty that she brings into his life. The melody of the song is soulful and intense, reflecting the emotions conveyed by the lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

L'aurora di bianco vestita
The dawn dressed in white

Già l'uscio dischiude al gran sol
The door is already opening for the great sun

Di già con le rosee sue dita
Already, with its rosy fingers

Carezza de' fiori lo stuol!
Caressing the crowd of flowers!

Commosso da un fremito arcano
Moved by a mysterious tremor

Intorno il creato già par
Already, the creation seems to speak

E tu non ti desti, ed invano
And you do not wake up, in vain

Mi sto qui dolente a cantar
I am here singing sorrowfully

Metti anche tu la veste bianca
Put on your white dress too

E schiudi l'uscio al tuo cantor!
And open the door to your singer!

Ove non sei la luce manca
Where you are not, light is missing