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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Gl' occhi superbi

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: FRE

Occhi superbi, sì, ma però cari
un guardo sol da voi richiede
il mio amor, la mia fede.
Ma voi mi sete di pietade avari,
occhi superbi, sì, ma però cari.

Spietatissimi rai,
ai vostri altari
io spargo homai
con sospiri devoti,
oh quante spargo, lagrime, preghi e voti;

E non m'avedo, ahi lasso!
Ch'adoro un marmo e che scongiuro un sasso.
Oh di orgoglio e bellezza esempi rari!
Occhi superbi, sì, ma però cari.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, "Gl' occhi superbi" [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), "Gl' occhi superbi", op. 2 no. 20, published 1651 [vocal duet for sopranos and continuo], from Cantate, ariette, e duetti, no. 20, Gardano, Venice [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Yeux pleins de superbe", 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: 14
Word count: 75

Yeux pleins de superbe

Language: French (Français) after the Italian (Italiano)

Yeux pleins de superbe, oui, mais pourtant chéris,
juste un regard de vous demandent
mon amour, ma foi.
Mais vous êtes avares de pitié pour moi,
Yeux pleins de superbe, oui, mais pourtant chéris.

Impitoyables rayons,
sur vos autels
je verse toujours
avec des soupirs de dévotion,
oh, combien je verse de larmes, de prières et de vœux.

Et je ne m'aperçois pas, hélas !
que j'adore une statue et que je conjure une pierre.
Oh, exemples rares de fierté et de beauté,
yeux pleins de superbe, oui, mais pourtant chéris.

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Gl' occhi superbi"
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This text was added to the website: 2017-06-19
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Word count: 90