by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
Deh, coprite il bel seno Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: GER
Deh, coprite il bel seno, Che per troppo mirar l’alma vien meno! Ahi! no'l coprite, no, che l’alma avezza A viver di dolcezza Spera, mirando, aita Da quel bel sen che le dà morte e vita.
Composition:
- Set to music by Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613), "Deh, coprite il bel seno", published 1611 [ vocal quintet ]
Text Authorship:
- by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Himmel, verhüllt Euren schönen Busen", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2016-01-11
Line count: 6
Word count: 36