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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Or su, gentili spirti
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FIN
Or sù(n), gentili spiriti ad amar pronti,
volete voi veder'el paradiso?
Mirate d'esta petra el vago viso.

Nelle suo'luce sancta ard'e sfavilla
Amor victorioso, che divaropa
per dolceça di gloria chi la mira;

Ma l'alma mia, fedelissima ancilla,
piatà non trova in questa chiara lampa
e null'altro che lei ama o dira.

O sacra idea al tuo servo un po' spira
mercè sol chiamo, gia conquiso:
dè fallo pria che morte m'abbia anciso.

Or sùn...

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 Francesco Landini (c1335 - 1397+), "Or su, gentili spirti" [2 tenors and baritone] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , title unknown, copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-12-15
Line count: 13
Word count: 75

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