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Quel ‘no’ crudel che la mia speme ancise
 (Sung text for setting by C. Gesualdo)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  GER
Quel ‘no’ crudel che la mia speme ancise
Ecco che pur trafitto 
Da mille baci di mia bocca ultrice,
Qual fiera serpe in mezzo ai fiori essangue,
Tra quelle belle labbra a morte langue.
O vittoria felice! In quel vago rossor 
Gli amanti scritto leggan: 
„Di quel bel volto ha vinto Amore.“
Amor vince ogni core.

Composition:

    Set to music by Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613), "Quel ‘no’ crudel che la mia speme ancise", published 1611 [ chorus ], madrigal for five voices

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Dies harte „Nein“ war meiner Hoffnung Tod", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2015-12-13
Line count: 9
Word count: 56