by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
Anima mia, perdona See original
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: FRE
... anima mia, perdona
a chi t'è cruda sol dove pietosa
esser non può; perdona a questa, solo
nei detti e nel sembiante
rigida tua nemica, ma nel core
pietosissima amante;
e, se pur hai desio di vendicarti,
deh! qual vendetta aver puoi tu maggiore
del tuo proprio dolore?
Composition:
- Set to music by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Anima mia, perdona", from Libro IV de madrigali, no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612), from the play Il Pastor Fido, Act III, Scene 4, lines 539-547.
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Mon âme, pardonne", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 51