possibly by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621)
Filli, mirando il cielo
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Filli, mirando il cielo, Dicea dogliosa e 'ntanto, Empia di calde perle un bianco velo Io mi distill'in pianto, D'amor languisco e moro, Nè ritrovo pietate, o ciel, o stelle. Io pur son giovinetta e 'l crin ho d'oro, E colorite e belle Sembran le guancie mie rose novelle. Ahi, qual sarà 'l tormento Quand'havrò d'oro il volto e 'l crin d'argento?
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Text Authorship:
- possibly by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621) [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 Giulio Caccini (1546 - 1618), "Filli, mirando il cielo", published 1601, from Le nuove musiche, no. 12 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Sigismondo d'India (1582? - 1629?), "Filli, mirando il cielo", 1607, from Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 14 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Giovanni Sances (c1600 - 1679), "Filli mirando il cielo", published 1633 [ voice and basso continuo ], Cantade, libro secondo, No.8. Venice: Bartholomeo Magni [sung text checked 1 time]
Research team for this page: John Versmoren , Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 62