Songs written or composed
Va Pensiero
- Author:
- Soler, Temistocle
- Composer:
- Verdi, Giuseppe
- Additional song notes:
- "Fly, thought (spanish)" The full incipit is Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate, meaning "Fly, thought, on wings of gold." from the third act of Nabucco (1842), with words by Temistocle Solera, inspired by Psalm 137. Known as Verdi's "Jewish" work of art, it recollects the story of Jewish exiles from Judea after the loss of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
Recording
- On album:
- S-139(a) (Yevgeny Shapovalov/ The First Ten Years)
- Track ID:
- 38020
- Vocal:
- Shapovalov, Yevgeny
- First line:
- Va pensiero su la via dorate va tipoza sui cilvi sui coley oh viloetta no...
- Language:
- Spanish
- Style:
- Jazz, melodic
- Length:
- 2:48