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Qui rise, o Tirsi, e qui ver me rivolse Le due stelle d'Amor la bella Clori; Qui per ornarmi il crin, de' più bei fiorì Al suon dele mie canne un grembo colse. O memoria felice, o lieto giorno. Qui l'angelica voce e le parole, C'humiliaro i più superbi Tori; Qui le Gratie scherzar vidi, e gli Amori Quando le chiome d'or sparte raccolse. O memoria felice, o lieto giorno. Qui con meco s'assise, e qui mi cinse Del caro braccio il fianco, e dolce intorno Stringendomi la man, l'alma mi strinse. Qui d'un bacio ferimmi, e 'l viso adorno Di bel vermiglio vergognando tinse. O memoria felice, o lieto giorno.
Text Authorship:
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), "Qui rise o Tirsi", published 1614 [ voice and clavicembalo ], from Libro VI de madrigali, no. 7, concertato nel clavicembalo
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ici elle a ri, ô Tirsi", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Hier lachte, o Tirsi", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 111
Ici elle a ri, ô Tirsi, elle a tourné vers moi Ses deux étoiles d'Amour, la belle Clori ; Ici pour orner ma chevelure, parmi les plus belles fleurs Au son de ma flûte elle a cueilli un bouquet. Ô souvenir heureux, ô jour joyeux. Ici retentirent la voix angélique et les paroles Qui humilièrent les plus superbes Tori ; Ici je vis s'ébattre les Grâces et les Amours Quand elle rassembla ses mèches d'or éparses. Ô souvenir heureux, ô jour joyeux. Ici elle s'assit près de moi, et ici elle m'entoura De son cher bras la taille et doucement En me pressant la main, elle saisit mon âme. Ici d'un baiser elle me blessa, et son visage se para D'un beau vermillon, de la couleur de l'embarras. Ô souvenir heureux, ô jour joyeux.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giambattista Marino (1569 - 1625)
This text was added to the website: 2016-03-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 132