by Francesco Sbarra (1611 - 1668)
Ah! quanto è vero
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ah! quanto è vero che il nudo arciero forza non ha! Il nostro core ogni vigore solo gli da! L’accesa face per cui se sface misero sen, è sol del senso l’ardore intenso, che non ha fren!
Authorship:
- by Francesco Sbarra (1611 - 1668) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Antonio Cesti (1623 - 1669), "Ah! quanto è vero" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Ah! How it is true", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-26
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Word count: 37