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Le musiche . . . do cantar solo

by Sigismondo d'India (1582? - 1629?)

Sovente, allor
 (Sung text for setting by S. d'India)
 Matches base text

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Sovente, allor che in su gli estivi ardori
giacean le pecorelle a I'ombra assise,
ne la scorza de' faggi e de gli allori
segnò l'amato nome in mille guise,
e de' suoi strani et infelici amori 
gli aspri successi in una scorza incise,
e in rileggendo poi le proprie note
rigò di belle lagrime le gote.

E dicea piangendo: "In voi serbate 
questa dolente istoria, amiche piante;
perché se fia ch' a le vostr'ombre grate
giarnai soggiorni alcun fedele amante,
senta svegliarsi al cor dolce pietate
de le sventure mie sì varie e tante, 
e dica: Ah troppo ingiusta empia mercede
diè Fortuna et Amor a sì gran fede!

"Forse avverrà, se 'l Ciel benigno ascolta
affettuoso alcun prego mortale, 
che venga in queste selve anco tal volta
quegli a cui di me forse or nulla cale;
e rivolgendo gli occhi ove sepolta 
giacerà questa spoglia inferma e frale,
tardo premio conceda a i miei martiri
di poche lagrimette e di sospiri."

Text Authorship:

  • by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595) [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):

Set by Sigismondo d'India (1582? - 1629?), 1609
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
Total word count: 162
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