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Non ci lusinghi più con la tua dolce spene vezzosa seruitù libertà non più catene Dunqu'era il mio bene Dunqu'era il mio core una donna infedel priva d'Amore oh stolido errore per breve gioire corteggiar pene e vagheggiar martire oh basso desire oh alto arrischiato chi gode nell'inferno esser dannato Non ci lusinghi più con la tua dolce spene vezzosa seruitù libertà non più catene.
Authorship
- by Giulio Strozzi (1583 - 1660) [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), "Libertà", op. 1 no. 10, published 1644 [vocal trio for tenors and bass and continuo], from Il Primo Libro de Madrigali; a due, tre, quattro, e cinque voce, no. 10. [ sung text verified 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Liberté", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-27
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Tu ne nous séduis plus avec ton doux espoir servitude attirante. Liberté ! plus de chaînes ! Ainsi était mon amour, ainsi était mon cœur, une dame infidèle, sans amour. Ô erreur stupide, pour une courte joie, courtiser une douleur et languir pour le martyre. Ô désir bas, ô risque élevé, pour qui jouit dans l'enfer être damné. Tu ne nous séduis plus avec ton doux espoir servitude attirante. Liberté ! plus de chaînes !
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giulio Strozzi (1583 - 1660)
This text was added to the website: 2017-06-26
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