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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Respira, mio core
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Respira, mio core,
rallegrati, oh lasso!
Mia Lilla in un sasso
tutto ha versato il suo rigore.
Quasi d'averle usate ora si penta,
le durezze tormenta
e perch'ognun da lei pietade impetre
cerca fiamme d'amor fin dalle pietre.
Gioite, pensieri,
ravivati, o spene!
Pentito il mio bene
vibra contro di sé colpi sì fieri,
ecco ha in man il suo cor di core alpina
di tempra adamantina
e vuol ch'ei sia per l'amoroso gioco
che già tutto fu gel, or tutto foco.
Speranze, tornate,
svegliatevi, affetti!
Concenti e diletti
dalle battute sue lieti sperate.
Gitta in pezzi il suo cor empio, inumano,
Lilla col ferro in mano
e acciò sue tenerezze a ognun sian note,
i più duri macigni odia e percuote.
Costanza gradita!
Miei giorni tranquilla
cortese mia Lilla,
leva i sassi e gl'inciampi alla mia vita.
Perché accesa di te mio cor l'intendi,
suscita mille incendi
e per esserti alfin più sviscerata,
delle viscere altrui mostrasi armata.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Respira, mio core" [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), "Respira, mio core", op. 6 no. 10, published 1657 [soprano, continuo], from Ariette a Voce Sola, Opera Sesta, no. 10, Francesco Magni, called Gardano, Venice [ sung text verified 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-05-30
Line count: 32
Word count: 159

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