Italian Art Songs & Arias, Reimagined

Song Cycle by Scott Gendel (b. 1977)

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.

Authorship:

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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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]¹ dolor de' tuoi martiri,
[Ho]¹ diletto del [tuo]² amor.

Ma se [pensi]³ che soletto
Io ti debba riamar;
Pastorello, sei soggetto
Facilmente a t'ingannar.

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Bella Rosa porporina
Oggi [Silvio]⁴ sceglierà;
[Colla]⁵ 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.

[ ... ]

Authorship:

by Paolo Antonio Rolli (1687 - 1765), "Canzonetta" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Débora Letícia Batista) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Aminta Iriarte) , no title, copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Henríquez Concepción) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Confirmed with Leçons hebdomadaires de la langue italienne à l'usage des dames, Paris, La Veuve Ravenel, 1772, page 101.

¹ Malipiero: "o"
² Malipiero: "tu'"
³ Malipiero: "credi"
⁴ Gendel, Parisotti, Vivaldi: "Silvia"
⁵ Gendel, Malipiero, Parisotti, Vivaldi: "Con la"
⁶ Malipiero: "fanno illustre"

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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.

Authorship:

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.

Authorship:

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

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