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by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)

Ardo sì, ma non t'amo
 (Sung text for setting by C. Monteverdi)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ardo sì, ma non t'amo,
Perfid' e dispietata,
Indegnamente amata
Da un sì leale amante.
Ah, non fia più che del mio amor ti vante
Perch'ho già sano il core ;
E s'ardo, ardo di sdgegn' e non d'amore.

Composition:

    Set to music by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Ardo sì, ma non t'amo", published 1587 [ chorus ], from Libro I de madrigali, no. 17, madrigal

Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) (Kendree Chen) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 7
Word count: 43

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