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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Moralità amorosa
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE
Sorge il mio sol con mattutini albori
e, intento a coltivar beltà divine,
con profumi odorosi incensa il crine
per aditar altrui come s'adori.

Poscia con sottilissimi candori
sparge dell'aureo capo ogni confine,
che di polve di cipri argente e brine
fanno officio di smalto in su quegli ori.

Mentre così in bella man s'impiega
e fra ceneri e fumi il crine involve,
in catene di foco il cor mi lega.

Che meraviglia è poi se si dissolve
la bellezza in brev'ora e chi mi nega
che fugace non sia, s'è fumo e polve!

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Moralità amorosa" [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), "Moralità amorosa", op. 3 no. 2, published 1654 [soprano, continuo], from Cantate, ariete a una, due, e tre voci, no. 2. [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

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


Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-05-21
Line count: 14
Word count: 94

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