by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
Anima mia, perdona
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: FRE
E tu, Mirtillo, anima mia, perdona a chi t'è cruda sol dove pietosa esser non può; perdona a questa, solo nei detti e nel sembiante rigida tua nemica, ma nel core pietosissima amante; e, se pur hai desio di vendicarti, deh! qual vendetta aver puoi tu maggiore del tuo proprio dolore?
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Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti
Text Authorship:
- by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612), from the play Il Pastor Fido, Act III, Scene 4, lines 539-547. [author's text checked 1 time 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 Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Anima mia, perdona", from Libro IV de madrigali, no. 6. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Mon âme, pardonne", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 51