Malìa (Italian "enchantment" [1]) is an 1887 Italian art song composed by Paolo Tosti to a poem by Rocco Pagliara. It is acknowledged as one of the standards of the Italian classical song repertory. [2] [3]
The song begins "Cosa c'era ne'l fior che m'hai dato? forse un filtro, Un arcano poter?". [4] - translated as "What was it in the flower you gave me, a love potion perhaps or a secret power?" [5]
Malìa (Italian "enchantment" [1]) is an 1887 Italian art song composed by Paolo Tosti to a poem by Rocco Pagliara. It is acknowledged as one of the standards of the Italian classical song repertory. [2] [3]
The song begins "Cosa c'era ne'l fior che m'hai dato? forse un filtro, Un arcano poter?". [4] - translated as "What was it in the flower you gave me, a love potion perhaps or a secret power?" [5]