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Qvante volte ti bacio ò bronzo amato nuntio importun di malgraditi amori c'hanno i miei baci in si cocenti ardori il segno delle labbra in te lasciato Quante volte di lagrime bagnato testimonio ti fò de' miei dolori Quando escluso e deluso errar di fuori l'ira mi fà d'un Demone adorato Quanti la notte el dì teco ritorno sdegnato à replicar colpi gelosi con tuo danno altrui riso e nostro scorno ma tu perdona a gli impeti amorosi che spero al fin che vendicate vn giorno vedrò l'ingurie mie ne' tuoi riposi.
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- by Giulio Strozzi (1583 - 1660) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- by Barbara Strozzi (1619 - 1677), "Al battitor di bronzo della sua crudelissima Dama", op. 1 no. 18, published 1644 [vocal duet for tenors and continuo], from Il Primo Libro de Madrigali; a due, tre, quattro, e cinque voce, no. 18, Vincenti, Venice [ sung text verified 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Au heurtoir de bronze de sa très cruelle dame", 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
Line count: 14
Word count: 92
Combien de fois je t'ai baisé, ô bronze aimé, messager importun d'amours mal acceptés, de sorte que mes baisers d'une ardeur si brûlante ont laissé l'empreinte de mes lèvres sur toi. Combien de fois baigné de mes larmes t'ai-je fait témoin de ma douleur, quand exclus et déçu, fou de fureur, la colère d'un démon adoré me laisse dehors. Combien nuit et jour de retour avec toi de coups pleins de jalousie et répétés, à ton préjudice, les autres riaient de notre humiliation. Mais toi, pardonne mes emportements amoureux, et j'espère enfin que la récompense, un jour, de mes tourments et ton repos, je les verrai.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giulio Strozzi (1583 - 1660)
This text was added to the website: 2017-06-27
Line count: 14
Word count: 106