by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
O passi sparsi, o pensier vaghi e pronti
Language: Italian (Italiano)
O passi sparsi, o pensier vaghi e pronti, o tenace memoria, o fero ardore, o possenti desire, o debil core, oi occhi miei, occhi non già, ma fonti. O fronde onor de le famose fronti, o sola insenga al genuino valore; O faticosa vita, o dolce errore, che mi fate ir cercando piagge e monti. O bel viso, ove Amore inseme pose gli sproni e'l fren, ond'el mi punge e volve come a lui piace, e calcitrar non vale. O anime gentili et amorose, s'al cuna à'l mondo, e voi nude ombre e polve, deh, ristate a veder quale è'l mio male.
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Text Authorship:
- by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), "Sonnet CLXI" [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 Andrea Gabrieli (c1533 - 1585), "O passi sparsi", published 1587. [ sung text verified 1 time]
- by Nino Rota (1911 - 1979), "Sonnetto", 1933. [voice and piano] [ sung text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-04-19
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Word count: 102