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by Giulio Strozzi (1583 - 1660)

Costume di grandi
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE
Godere e lasciare
costuman gl'amanti,
bugiardi, incostanti,
le cose più care.
Onde chi mente più spera più lode,
s'inganna e si gode.
Con ladri comandi
si ruba il piacere.
Sprezzare e godere
costume è de' grandi.
Onde chi ruba più spera più lode,
s'inganne e si gode.
Al grande e saputo
non mai si conviene
goder e dir bene
del ben ch'ha goduto.
Onde chi biasma più spera più lode,
s'inganna e si gode.

Text Authorship:

  • by Giulio Strozzi (1583 - 1660), "Costume di grandi" [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), "Costume di grandi", op. 2 no. 4, published 1651 [soprano, continuo and 2 violins], from Cantate, ariette, e duetti, no. 4, Gardano, Venice [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Coutumes des grands", 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: 2017-05-24
Line count: 18
Word count: 74

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