Italian Art Songs & Arias, Reimagined

Song Cycle by Scott Gendel (b. 1977)

Word count: 326

1. Caro mio ben [sung text checked 1 time]

Caro mio ben,
credimi almen,
senza di te
languisce il cor.

Il tuo fedel
sospira ognor.
Cessa, crudel,
tanto rigor!

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "My dear beloved", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (Theodore Baker) , "Thou, all my bliss"
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mon cher bien-aimé", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Mein teurer Geliebter", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Herzliebster mein", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Meu caro bem", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Aminta Iriarte) , "Mi querido", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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2. O del mio dolce ardor [sung text not yet checked]

O del mio dolce ardor
Bramato oggetto,
L'aura che tu respiri,
Alfin respiro.

O vunque il guardo io giro,
Le tue vaghe sembianze
Amore in me dipinge:
Il mio pensier si finge
Le più liete speranze;
E nel desio che così
M'empie il petto
Cerco te, chiamo te, spero e sospiro.

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by Raniero de' Calzabigi (1714 - 1795) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Marike Lindhout) , "O mijn zoete gloed", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Paul Hindemith) , "Of my sweet ardor", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Julia Hamann) , "O meiner Leidenschaft", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Oh, desejado objeto do meu", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Aminta Iriarte) , "Oh, querida razón", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Diego S. Loyola) , "Oh, de mi dulce pasión", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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3. Come raggio di sol [sung text checked 1 time]

Come raggio di sol mite e sereno,
Sovre placidi flutti si riposa,
Mentre del mare nel profondo seno
Sta la tempesta ascosa:

Così riso talor gaio e pacato
Di contento, di gioia un [labbro]¹ infiora,
Mentre nel suo segreto il cor piagato
S'angoscia e si martora.

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Like a sunbeam", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Assim como um raio de sol", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Diego S. Loyola) , "Como rayo de sol", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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¹ Diepenbrock: "volto"

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4. Sebben, crudele [sung text checked 1 time]

Sebben, crudele, 
Mi fai languir,
Sempre fedele
Ti voglio amar.

Con la lunghezza
Del mio servir
La tua fierezza
Saprò stancar.

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Although, cruel love", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Obgleich, Grausamer", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Ainda que, cruel", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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5. Se tu m'ami [sung text checked 1 time]

Se tu m'ami, se sospiri
Sol per me, gentil pastor,
Ho dolor de' tuoi martiri,
Ho diletto del tuo amor,
Ma se pensi che soletto
Io ti debba riamar,
Pastorello, sei soggetto
Facilmente a t'ingannar.

Bella rosa porporina
Oggi Silvia sceglierà,
Con la scusa della spina
Doman poi la sprezzerà.
Ma degli uomini il consiglio
Io per me non seguirò.
Non perché mi piace il giglio
Gli altri fiori sprezzerò.

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by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "If you love me, if you sigh", copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Wenn du mich liebst, wenn du nach mir seufzt", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Se tu me amas, se sospiras", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Aminta Iriarte) , "Si tu me amas, si tu suspiras", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , "Si me amas", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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6. Amarilli, mia bella [sung text checked 1 time]

Amarilli, mia bella,
Non credi, o del mio cor dolce desio,
D'esser tu l'amor mio?
Credilo pur: e se timor t'assale,
[Dubitar non ti vale.]¹
Aprimi il petto e vedrai scritto in core:
Amarilli, Amarilli, Amarilli
è il mio amore.

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possibly by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
possibly by Alessandro Guarini [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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ENG English (Katherine McGuire) , "Amaryllis, my lovely one", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Amarilli, minha bela", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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¹ or "prendi questo mio strale"

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7. Le violette [sung text checked 1 time]

Rugiadose
Odorose
Violette graziose,
Voi vi state
Vergognose,
Mezzo ascose
Fra le foglie,

E sgridate
Le mie voglie,
Che son troppo ambiziose.

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by Adriano Morselli (flourished 1674-1691) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Violetas", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Débora Letícia Batista

8. Danza, danza, fanciulla [sung text checked 1 time]

Danza, danza, fanciulla,
al mio cantar;
danza, danza fanciulla gentile,
al mio cantar.
Gira leggera, sottile al suono,
al suono dell'onde del mar.
Senti il vago rumore
dell'aura scherzosa
che parla al core
con languido suon,
e che invita a danzar
senza posa, senza posa,
che invita a danzar.
Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile,
al mio cantar.

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by Lorenzo Pagans [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , "Dança, menina graciosa", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]