Non havria Ulysse o qualunqu'altro mai

Non havria Ulysse o qualunqu'altro mai
Piu accorto fù, da quel divino aspetto
Pien di gratie, d'honor et di rispetto
Sperato qual i sento affani e guai.

Pur, Amour, coi begli ochi tu fatt'hai
Tal piaga dentro al mio innocente petto,
Di cibo et di calor gia tuo ricetto,
Che rimedio non v'è si tu n'el dai.

O sorte dura, che mi fa esser quale
Punta d'un Scorpio, e domandar riparo,
Contr'el velen' dall'istesso animale.

Chieggio li sol' ancida questa noia,
Non estingua el desir à me si caro,
Che mancar non potra ch'i non mi muoia.

Translation(s): FRE

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• by Louise Labé (1526 - 1566), "Sonnet I" [ author's text checked 1 time]

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

• by Konrad Boehmer (b. 1941), "Scorpio", published 1980 [soprano, flute, and percussion], from Je vis - je meurs, no. 1, Darmstadt, Tonos [
   text not verified 
  ]
• by Michel Decoust (b. 1936), "Non avria Ulysse", 2001 [speaker, mezzo-soprano, accordion, and cello], from Cinq Sonnets de Louise Labé, no. 3. [
   text not verified 
  ]

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• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title unknown, copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2011-06-22.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:04:26
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Ni Ulysse ni tout autre

Ni Ulysse ni tout autre
De plus sage, de cet aspect divin,
Plein de grâces, d'honneur et de respect,
N'aurait attendu que je ressente un tel souci et un tel trouble.

Mais, Amour, avec ces beaux yeux tu as fait
Une telle plaie au plus profond de mon cœur innocent,
De qui tu recevais naguère aliment et chaleur,
Qu'il n'y a pas de remède si tu ne le donnes.

Ô sort cruel, qui me fait être comme
La queue d'un scorpion, et demander protection
Contre le venin de cet animal.

Je demande seulement de tuer cet ennui,
Pas d'éteindre le désir si cher à moi,
Qui ne pourrait disparaître sans que je meure.

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• a text in Italian (Italiano) by Louise Labé (1526 - 1566), "Sonnet I"
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Konrad Boehmer, Michel Decoust. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2011-06-29.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:04:26
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