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by Giovanni Pietro Monesio (d. 1684)

Mi fa rider
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE
Mi fa rider la speranza, 
Che per forza vuol ch'io speri, 
E ch'io semini i pensieri 
Nel terren dell'incostanza. 
Sempre vol quest'importuna 
Ch'io contrasti col mio fato, 
E ch'io segua un cor intrato 
Al dispetto di fortuna. 
Ma senza godere 
Ch'io peni ogni dì, 
Non è di dovere, 
Non dico così; 
Non piace al mio core 
Ch'è scaltr'amatore 
Si barbara usanza. 
Mi fa rider la speranza... 
Favolosi precipitii 
Furon quelli di Fetonte, [Phaeton] 
E bugiardi in Flegetonte [Phlegethon] 
Son le pene ancor di Tizi. [Tityos] 
Io sì che nel pianto 
Sommergomi ogn'hora, 
E sempre pur tanto 
L'ardor mi divora, 
Che provo un inferno 
Che dura in eterno, 
E sempre s'avanza. 
Mi fa rider la speranza.... 

Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni Pietro Monesio (d. 1684) [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 Barbara Strozzi (1619 - 1677), "Mi fa rider", op. 7 no. 10, published 1659 [voice and continuo], from the cantata Diporti di Euterpe, no. 10, Venice, Apresso Francesco Magni [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Il me fait rire", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jennifer Gliere [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-05-11
Line count: 28
Word count: 115

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