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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Respira, mio core
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Chosen for Diff
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 checked 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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