by Giambattista Marino (1569 - 1625)
Tempro la cetra
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Tempro la cetra, e per cantar gli onori Di Marte alzo talor lo stil e i carmi. Ma invan la tento e impossibil parmi Ch'ella già mai risoni altro ch'amore. Così pur tra l'arene e pur tra' fiori Note amorose Amor torna a dettarmi, Né vuol ch'io prend' ancora a cantar d'armi, Se non di quelle, ond'egli impiaga i cori. Or umil plettro a i rozzi accenti indegni, Musa, qual dianzi, accorda, in fin ch'al canto De la tromba sublime il Ciel ti degni. Riedi a i teneri scherzi, e dolce intanto Lo Dio guerrier, temprando i feri sdegni, In grembo a Citerea dorma al tuo canto.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Tempro la cetra", published 1619 [chorus with instrumental ensemble (5)], from Libro VII de madrigali, no. 1, madrigal [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "J'accorde ma lyre", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Ich stimme die Lyra", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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