by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
Chiaro segno Amor pose See base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
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5. Chiaro segno Amor pose a le mie rime
dentro a' belli occhi, et or l'à posto in pianto,
con dolor rimembrando il tempo lieto:
ond'io vo col penser cangiando stile,
et ripregando te, pallida Morte,
che mi sottragghi a sí penose notti.
Composition:
- Set to music by Luca Marenzio (c1553 - 1599), "Chiaro segno Amor pose", 1599, stanza 5, from Ninth Book of Madrigals, no. 4
Text Authorship:
- by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 2. Rime In morte di Madonna Laura, no. 332
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (A. S. Kline) , no title, copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-10-12
Line count: 75
Word count: 573