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Volan quasi farfalle a i vostri almi splendori
 (Sung text for setting by C. Gesualdo)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  GER
Volan quasi farfalle a i vostri almi splendori,
O bella donna, i pargoletti Amori;
Indi scherzando intorno al chiaro lume,
Chiaro sì ma cocente, 
Provan l'altra virtù, quella ch'è ardente,
Ne le tenere piume, e intorno a voi 
Cadendo a mille a mille tranno da le faville
Di lor penne riarse il foco, e poi,
Fanno l'incendio onde avvampate voi.

Composition:

    Set to music by Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613), "Volan quasi farfalle a i vostri almi splendori", 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) , "Faltern gleich, von Eurem hehren Glanze angezogen", 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: 60