Il tempo vola — time flies
Original music where timeless poetry meets modern sound. Shakespeare, Dante, Rumi, Lorca, Li Bai, Tagore, Kabir & more — reimagined across genres across 100+ songs in electronic, folk, world music, funk, flamenco & more.
Poetry from across civilizations
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Iltempovola ("il tempo vola" — time flies) creates original music that bridges the ancient and the modern. Public domain poetry and classic literature — from Italian school classics to Tang dynasty masterpieces, from Sanskrit mantras to Spanish golden age — are set to original compositions spanning 100+ songs across electronic, folk, world music, funk, flamenco, Bollywood, C-pop, and beyond.
From Shakespeare's soliloquies to Rumi's mysticism, from Dante's Inferno to Li Bai's moonlit reflections — each song is an original musical interpretation of texts that have resonated across centuries and civilizations.
Produced by Angelo Polimeno. All compositions are original. Lyrics are from public domain works.