Questo specchio ti dono

Questo specchio ti dono,
rosa tu dam'or che l'età consente,
ch'io colga il tuo bel fior primo ridente.
Se ciò non voi, te mira,
cara fanciull'ivi due volt'e poi,
o caduc'onor tuoi,
vermiglia in sul matin, bell'e gentile,
di sera ti vedrai pallida e vile.

Translation(s): FRE

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Authorship

• by Girolamo Casoni [ 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), "Questo specchio ti dono", published 1590 [ vocal quintet], from Libro II de madrigali, no. 17, madrigal [
   text not verified 
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ce miroir, je te le donne", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2008-09-02.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:53
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Ce miroir, je te le donne

Ce miroir, je te le donne,
Rosa, toi, laisse-moi, maintenant que tu as l'âge,
Cueillir ta première belle fleur en souriant.
Si tu ne veux pas, regarde-toi,
Chère fillette, deux fois, et alors,
Ô charmes éphémères,
Vermeille le matin, belle et gracieuse,
Le soir, tu te verras pâle et commune.

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• a text in Italian (Italiano) by Girolamo Casoni
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Claudio Monteverdi. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2013-03-09.
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