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by Hercole Bentivoglio (c1506 - 1573)

La bocca onde l'asprissime parole
 (Sung text for setting by C. Monteverdi)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE
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La bocca onde l'asprissime parole
Solean uscir ch'ir mi facean dolente
Vie più di quante mai fur sotto il sole,
Or nutre l'alma mia soavemente
D'odor di fresche rose, e di viole,
Cui cede ogn'altro che l'Arabia sente
E d' Ambrosia e di Nettare si pasce,
Ché tra le perl', e i bei rubini nasce.

Composition:

    Set to music by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "La bocca onde l'asprissime parole", published 1590 [  vocal quintet ], from Libro II de madrigali, no. 14, madrigal
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

Text Authorship:

  • by Hercole Bentivoglio (c1506 - 1573), no title

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La bouche d'où les paroles les plus âpres", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 60

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