by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
Se sì alto pon gir See base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
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11. Se sí alto pôn gir mie stanche rime,
ch'agiungan lei ch'è fuor d'ira et di pianto,
et fa 'l ciel or di sue bellezze lieto,
ben riconoscerà 'l mutato stile,
che già forse le piacque anzi che Morte
chiaro a lei giorno, a me fesse atre notti.
Composition:
- Set to music by Luca Marenzio (c1553 - 1599), "Se sì alto pon gir", 1599, stanza 11, from Ninth Book of Madrigals, no. 5
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