Interotte speranze, eterna fede

Interotte speranze, eterna fede, 
Fiamme e strali possenti in debil core; 
Nutrir sol di sospir un fero ardore 
E celar il suo mal quand ‘altri il vede; 

Seguir di vago e fuggitivo piede 
L ‘orme rivolte a volontario errore; 
Perder del seme sparso e ‘l frutto e ‘l fiore 
E la sperata al gran languir mercede; 

Far d ‘uno sguardo sol legge ai pensieri 
E d ‘un casto voler freno al desío, 
E spender lacrimando I lustri interi: 

Questi ch ‘a voi, quasi grand fasci invio, 
Donna crudel, d ‘aspri tormenti, e fieri, 
Saranno i trofei vostri e ‘l rogo mio.

Translation(s): GER

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Submitted by Bertram Kottmann

Authorship

• by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612) [ 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), "Interotte speranze, eterna fede", published 1619. [2 tenors and basso continuo] [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

• GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Zerschlagene Hoffnung, ewige Treue", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2019-03-19 00:00:00.

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