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Spesso per entro al petto mi passa un non so che, e non so dir s'egli è o martire o diletto. Talor mi sento uccidere da incognito rigor, sarebbe pur da ridere che fosse il mal d'amor. Qualor mi s'apresenta di Clori il bel seren, mi nasce un foco in sen che piace e in un tormenta. Mi sento il cor dividere tra il gelo e tra l'ardor, sarebbe pur da ridere che fosse il mal d'amor. I più solinghi orrori frequento volontier, ma sento un mio pensier che dice: "E dove è Clori?" Or chi mi sa decidere che sia questo furor? Sarebbe pur da ridere che fosse il mal d'amor.
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Text Authorship:
- by Giacinto Andrea Cicognini (1606 - 1650), "La fanciuletta semplice" [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 Barbara Strozzi (1619 - 1677), "La fanciuletta simplice", op. 2 no. 5, published 1651 [ soprano, continuo ], from Cantate, ariette, e duetti, no. 5, Gardano, Venice [sung text checked 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-24
Line count: 24
Word count: 112
Souvent dans mon cœur passe un je ne sais quoi, et je ne peux pas dire si c'est une torture ou un délice. Alors je me sens mourir d'une affliction inconnue. Ce serait amusant si c'était le mal d'amour. Quand je m'approche du beau Chloris dans mon sein naît un feu qui procure du délice et tourmente en même temps. Je sens mon cœur se diviser entre la glace et l'ardeur. Ce serait amusant si c'était le mal d'amour. La plus horrible solitude, je l'accepte volontiers, mais je sens une pensée qui dit : « Où donc est Chloris ? » Qui pourrait me dire quelle est cette fureur ? Ce serait amusant si c'était le mal d'amour.
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Translations of title(s):
"La fanciuletta semplice" = "La jeune fille simplette"
"La fanciuletta simplice" = "La jeune fille simplette"
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2017 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 Giacinto Andrea Cicognini (1606 - 1650), "La fanciuletta semplice"
This text was added to the website: 2017-06-17
Line count: 24
Word count: 115