Chiome d'oro

Chiome d'oro,
Bel tesoro,
Tu mi leghi in mille modi
Se t'annodi,
Se ti snodi.

Candidette
Perle elette,
Se le rose che coprite
Discoprite,
mi ferite.

Vive stelle
Che sì belle
E sì vaghe risplendete,
Se ridete
M'ancidete.

Preziose,
Amorose,
Coralline labbra amate,
Se parlate
Mi beate.

O bel nodo
Per cui godo!
O soave uscir di vita!
O gradita
Mia ferita!

Translation(s): FRE GER

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Submitted by John Versmoren

Authorship

• by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [ 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), "Chiome d'oro", published 1619 [vocal duet for 2 sopranos, 2 violins, and lute or harpsichord], from Libro VII de madrigali, no. 27, madrigal [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chevelure d'or", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Goldenes Haar", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Goldenes Haar

Goldenes Haar, 
Prunkstück fürwahr,
du fesselst mich auf tausend Weisen,
bist hochgesteckt 
du oder gelöst.

Ihr kleinen, weißen, 
erwählten Perlen,
wenn die rosigen Lippen, die euch verbergen,
sich öffnen beim Lächeln, 
verwundet ihr mich.

Lebhafte Augensterne, 
leuchtend und schön,
lacht ihr, 
dann bringt ihr 
mich um.

Kostbare, 
zärtliche Lippen, 
geliebte, rot wie Korall,
wenn ihr sprecht, 
bin ich im Glück.

O schönes Liebesband, 
das mir zur Lust,
o süßer kleiner Tod,
o mein 
willkommenes Weh!

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• a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist FRE
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Claudio Monteverdi. Go to the text.

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