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by Bartholomeo Magni

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Quel sguardo sdegnosetto

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Quel sguardo sdegnosetto
Lucente e minacioso,
Quel dardo velenoso 
Vola a ferirmi il petto:
Bellezze ond'io tutt'ardo
E son da me diviso.
Piagatemi col sguardo,
Sanatemi col riso.

Armatevi pupille 
D'asprissimo, d'asprissimo rigore,
Versatemi su'l core 
Un nembo di faville,
Ma 'l labro non sia tardo
A ravvivarmi ucciso.
Feriscami quel sguardo,
Ma sanimi quel riso.

Begli occhi a l'armi, a l'armi!
Io vi preparo il seno.
Gioite di piagarmi,
Infin ch'io venga meno.
E se da vostri dardi
Io resterò conquiso,
Ferischino quei sguardi,
Ma sanimi quel riso.

Text Authorship:

by Bartholomeo Magni [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Quel sguardo sdegnosetto", SV. 247, published 1632, from Scherzi musicali cioè arie et madrigali, no. 2. [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Laura Kate Marshall) , "That scornful little glance", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ce regard dédaigneux", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 89

Ce regard dédaigneux

Language: French (Français) after the Italian (Italiano)

Ce regard dédaigneux
Brillant et menaçant,
Ce dard empoisonné
Vole pour frapper ma poitrine :
Des charmes qui m'ont mis en feu
Et m'ont divisé.
Blessez-moi d'un regard,
Soignez-moi d'un rire.

Armez-vous, yeux,
De la plus grande rigueur,
Versez dans mon cœur
Un nuage d'étincelles,
Mais que les lèvres ne tardent pas
À ressusciter mon corps.
Que ce regard me blesse,
Mais soignez-moi d'un rire.

Beaux yeux, aux armes, aux armes !
Je vous prépare mon sein.
Réjouissez-vous de me blesser,
Jusqu'à ce que je défaille.
Car si par vos dards,
Je reste conquis,
Blessez-moi de vos regards,
Mais soignez-moi de ce rire.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Bartholomeo Magni
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This text was added to the website: 2019-02-03
Line count: 24
Word count: 101