sometimes misattributed to
Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621)
Sfogava con le stelle
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE GER
Sfogava con le stelle
un'infermo d'Amore
sotto notturno ciel il suo dolore,
e dicea fisso in loro:
O imagini belle del'idol mio ch'adoro
si com'a me mostrate,
mentre cosi splendete,
la sua rara beltate
cosi mostrast'a lei
i vivi ardori miei
la fareste col vostr'aureo sembiante
pietosa si come me fat'amante.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sven Wifstrand) , "One who was lovesick", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Se confiant aux étoiles", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Sven Wifstrand
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 51
Se confiant aux étoiles
Language: French (Français)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Se confiant aux étoiles,
un malade d'amour,
sous le ciel nocturne, exprimait sa douleur,
et il disait en les regardant :
Ô belles images de l'idole que j'adore,
comme vous me montrez,
quand vous brillez,
sa rare beauté,
de même montrez-lui
mes vives ardeurs.
Vous la ferez avec votre apparence auréolée
compatissante comme vous m'avez fait amoureux.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2013-02-28
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Word count: 57