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Il Ritorno di Ulisse in Patria

Opera by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)

1. Prologo
 (Sung text)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
L'Umana fragilità, Il Tempo, La Fortuna, Amore.
L'UMANA FRAGILITÀ
Mortal cosa son io, fattura umana:
tutto mi turba, un soffio sol m'abbatte;
il tempo, che mi crea, quel mi combatte.

IL TEMPO
Salvo è niente
dal mio dente:
ei rode,
ei gode.
Non fuggite, o mortali,
ché se ben zoppo ho l'ali.

L'UMANA FRAGILITÀ 
Mortal cosa son io, fattura umana:
senza periglio invan ricerco loco,
che frale vita è di fortuna un gioco.

LA FORTUNA 
Mia vita son voglie,
le gioie, le doglie.
Son cieca, son sorda,
non vedo, non odo;
ricchezze, grandezze
dispenso a mio modo.

L'UMANA FRAGILITÀ 
Mortal cosa son io, fattura umana:
al tiranno d'amor serva se n' giace
la mia fiorita età verde e fugace.

AMORE 
Dio de' dèi feritor mi dice il mondo Amor.
Cieco saettator, alato, ignudo,
contro il mio stral non val difesa o scudo.

L'UMANA FRAGILITÀ 
Misera son ben io, fattura umana:
creder a ciechi e zoppi è cosa vana.

IL TEMPO
Per me fragile.

LA FORTUNA 
Per me misero.

AMORE 
Per me torbido.

IL TEMPO, LA FORTUNA E AMORE
Quest'uom sarà.

IL TEMPO 
Il tempo ch'affretta.

LA FORTUNA 
Fortuna ch'alletta.

AMORE 
Amor che saetta.

IL TEMPO, LA FORTUNA E AMORE
Pietate non ha.
Fragile, misero, torbido quest'uom sarà.

Text Authorship:

  • by Giacomo Badoaro (1602 - 1654)

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Total word count: 207
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