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Spirto ben nato, in cui si specchia e vede Nelle tuo belle membra oneste e care Quante natura e 'l ciel tra no' puo' fare, Quand'a null'altra suo bell'opra cede; Spirto leggiadro, in cui si spera e crede Dentro, come di fuor nel viso appare, Amor, pietà, mercè, cose sì rare Che mà furn'in beltà con tanta fede; L'amor mi prende, e la beltà mi lega; La pietà, la mercè con dolci sguardi Ferma speranz'al cor par che ne doni. Qual uso o qual governo al mondo niega, Qual crudeltà per tempo, o qual più tardi, C'a sì bel viso morte non perdoni?
Text Authorship:
- by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), appears in Rime, no. 41 [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Sonetto XXIV", op. 22 no. 7 (1940), published 1943 [ voice and piano ], from Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, no. 7 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by John Addington Symonds (1840 - 1893) , appears in The Sonnets of Michael Angelo Buonarroti and Tommaso Campanella now for the first time translated into rhymed English ; composed by John Mitchell.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Carl Johengen) , "Sonnet XXIV", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Sonnet XXIV", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Sonetas XXIV", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 103
Espíritu bien nacido, en el que se refleja y ve En tus bellos miembros honestos y queridos Cuanta naturaleza y cielo entre nosotros puede dar, Cuando a ningún otro su bella obra cede; Espíritu liviano, en el que se espera y cree Dentro, como de fuera en el rostro aparece, Amor, piedad, merced, cosas tan raras Que nunca dio beldad con tanta fé; El amor me captura, y la beldad me ata; La piedad, la merced con dulces miradas Firme esperaza al corazón parece que nos da. Qué uso o qué gobierno al mundo niega, Qué crueldad por tiempo, o cual más tarde, Como si un bello rostro la muerte no perdona?
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2008 by Juan Henríquez Concepción, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), appears in Rime, no. 41
This text was added to the website: 2008-11-26
Line count: 14
Word count: 112