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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Ardo e scoprir, ahi lasso, io non ardisco
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Ardo e scoprir, ahi lasso, io non ardisco
e quel che porto nel sen, rinchiuso ardore,
e tanto più dolente ogni hor languisco
quanto più sia celato il mio dolore.
Fra me tal'hor mille disegni ordisco
con la lingua discior anco il timore.
E all'hor fatto ardito io non pavento
gridar soccorso al micidial tormento.
Ma s'avvien ch'io m'appresso a lei davante
per trovar al mio mal pace e diletto,
divengo tosto pallido in sembiante,
e chinar gl'occhi a terra costretto.
Dir vorrei, ma non oso; indi tremante
comincio, e mi ritengo alfin l'affetto.
S'aprir, nuntia del cor la lingua vole,
si troncan su le labbra le parole.

Text 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), "Ardo e scoprir, ahi lasso, io non ardisco", published 1638 [chorus], from Libro VIII: Madrigali guerrieri e amorosi, no. 13, madrigal [
     text not verified 
    ]
  • by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Ardo e scoprir, ahi lasso, io non ardisco", published 1651 [chorus], from Libro IX: Madrigali e canzonette a due e tre voci, no. 5, madrigal [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-05
Line count: 16
Word count: 108

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