by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
Interrotte speranze
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): FRE
Interrotte speranze, eterna fede, fiamme e strali possenti in debil core; nutrir sol di sospiri un fero ardore e celare il suo mal quand'altri il vede: seguir di vago e fuggitivo piede l'orme rivolte a volontario errore; perder del seme sparso e'l frutto e'l fiore e la sperata al gran languir mercede; far d'uno sguardo sol legge ai pensieri e d'un casto voler freno al desìo, e spender lacrimando i lustri interi: questi ch'a voi, quasi gran fasci, invio, donna crudel, d'aspri tormenti e fieri, saranno i trofei vostri e'l rogo mio.
Authorship:
- by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612) [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), "Interrotte speranze", published 1619 [chorus], from Libro VII de madrigali, no. 16, madrigal [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Espoirs brisés", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-04
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Word count: 92