by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
Occhi, piangete See base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Occhi piangete: accompagnate il core
che di vostro fallir morte sostene.
Cosí sempre facciamo; et ne convene
lamentar piú l’altrui, che ’l nostro errore.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Roland de Lassus (1532 - 1594), as Orlando di Lasso, "Occhi, piangete", published 1555, lines 1-4 [ 4 voices ]
Text Authorship:
- by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 1. Rime In vita di Madonna Laura, no. 84
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Word count: 100