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O dolc'anima mia, dunque è pur vero che cangiando pensiero per altrui m'abbandoni? Se cerchi un cor che più t'adori ed ami, ingiustamente brami; se cerchi lealtà, mira che fede, amar quand'altrui doni la mia cara mercede e la sperata tua dolce pietate. Ma se cerchi beltate, non mirar me, cor mio, mira te stessa in questo volto, in questo cor impressa.
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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), "O dolc'anima mia, dunque è pur vero", published 1592 [ vocal quintet], from Libro III de madrigali, no. 4, madrigal [text not verified]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ô ma douce âme, est-il donc vrai", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 62
Ô ma douce âme, est-il donc vrai Que votre penser en changeant M'abandonne pour un autre ? Si tu cherches un cœur qui t'adore et t'aime davantage, Tu désires injustement ; Si tu cherches la loyauté, vois quelle foi Est de t'aimer quand tu donnes à un autre Ma chère récompense Et la douce pitié espérée. Mais si tu cherches la beauté, Ne me regarde pas, mon cœur, regarde toi toi-même, Qui es gravée sur ce visage, dans ce cœur.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
This text was added to the website: 2016-02-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 80