by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  GER
Baci soavi e cari,
cibi della mia vita
c'hor m'inviolate 
or mi rendete il core.
Per voi convien ch'impari
come un'alma rapita
non sente il duol di mort'e pur si more.

Composition:

    Set to music by Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613), "Baci soavi e cari", published 1594 [ chorus ], madrigal for 5 voices

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Süße und teure Küsse", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Alfred Mussert

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-01
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Word count: 31