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Occhietti amati che m'incendete, Perché spietati omai più siete? Splendan sereni, di gioia pieni, Vostri splendori, fiamme di cori. Bocca vermiglia ch'hai per confini, O meraviglia, perle e rubini, Quando ridente, quando clemente, Dirai: "Ben mio ardo anch'io!"? Credi mio core che ognor più forte Fia in me l’ardore sino alla morte Né sia chi tenti far meno ardenti I miei sospiri, i miei martiri. S’io non languisco per te mia gioia S’io non patisco io tosto muoia Ma s’io t’onoro, o mio tesoro Cangia in pietade tua feritade.
O. Respighi sets stanzas 1-2
Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Alberto Donini
- possibly by Andrea Falconieri (1585 - 1656) [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 Andrea Falconieri (1585 - 1656), "Occhietti amati" [sung text checked 1 time]
The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:
- by Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "Bella porta di rubini", P 71 no. 4 (1906), from Cinque Canti All'antica, no. 4
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Barbara Miller) (Garrett Medlock) , "Beloved eyes", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- POR Portuguese (Português) (Joana Albergaria Teixeira) , "Olhinhos amados", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2005-08-14
Line count: 16
Word count: 89
Olhinhos amados que me incendiais, Porque sois tão cruéis agora? Brilhai serenamente, cheios de alegria, Os vossos esplendores, chamas dos corações. Boca vermelha que tem como contorno, Ó maravilha, pérolas e rubis, Quando sorris, quando sois bondosa, Dirás: "meu querido, também eu ardo"? Acredita, meu amor, que cada vez mais forte Está o ardor em mim até à morte. Nem que alguém tente tornar menos ardente Os meus suspiros, os meus martírios. Se não definhar por ti, minha alegria, Se não padecer, que morra já. Mas se te honrar, ó meu tesouro, Transforma em piedade a tua crueldade.
Translator's note: this text was translated into European Portuguese. Please bear in mind that vocabulary and sentence construction may differ in other varieties of the Portuguese language.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to Portuguese (Português) copyright © 2025 by Joana Albergaria Teixeira, (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) misattributed to Alberto Donini and possibly by Andrea Falconieri (1585 - 1656)
This text was added to the website: 2025-03-31
Line count: 16
Word count: 98