by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564)
A l’alma stanca See original
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Arder sole’ nel freddo ghiaccio il foco; or m’è l’ardente foco un freddo ghiaccio, disciolto, Amor, quel invisibil lacio, e morte or m’è, che m’era festa e gioco. Quel primo amor che ne diè tempo e loco, nella strema miseria è greve impaccio a l’alma stanca...
Composition:
- Set to music by André Boucourechliev (1925 - 1997), "A l’alma stanca", 1995, published 1998 [ high voice, flute, and piano ], from Trois fragments de Michel-Ange, no. 3, Editions Salabert
Text Authorship:
- by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), no title, written 1533, appears in Rime, no. 281
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Pour l'âme lasse", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-11-29
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Word count: 46