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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Ch'amor sia nudo
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE
Ch'amor sia nudo, e pur con l'ali al tergo
Stia sotto il cielo e non procuri albergo
È vanità.

Ma che per gli occhi egli dicend' al petto
Et ivi posi et ivi abbia ricetto
È verità.

E ch’ei sia cieco, e che non mai rimiri
Ove percota, e così l’arco tiri
È vanità.

Ma ch’apra il guardo, e senz’ alcuna benda
E’ pigli mira, e quindi l’arco tenda
È verità.

Che fra mortali, e che fra cor celesti
Leggier sen voli, e non gia mai s’arresti
È vanità.

Ma ch’ove posi un giorno sol le piume
Eternamente abbia di star costume
È verità.

Et io mel so, che s’egli avvien ch’io nieghi,
Cha suoi fier gioghi questo collo io pieghi
È vanità.

Ma s’io dirò, che ‘n amorose tempre,
Et ardo, et arsi, et arderò mai sempre
È verità.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Francesca Caccini (1587 - c1640), "Ch'amor sia nudo" [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2024-12-02
Line count: 24
Word count: 140

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