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Dolcissimo uscignolo, tu chiami la tua cara compagnia cantando: »Vieni, vieni, anima mia«. A me canto non vale, e non ho come tu da volar ale. O felice augelletto, come nel tuo diletto ti ricompensa ben l'alma natura: se ti negò saver, ti diè ventura.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Dolcissimo uscignolo", published 1638 [vocal quintet], from Libro VIII: Madrigali guerrieri e amorosi, no. 16, a 5 voci, cantato a voce piena, alla francese [ sung text not verified ]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Très doux rossignol", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-05
Line count: 9
Word count: 45
Très doux rossignol, tu appelles ta chère compagne en chantant : « Viens, viens, mon âme ». Pour moi le chant n'as pas de valeur, et je n'ai pas comme des ailes pour voler. Ô heureux petit oiseau, comme dans ton plaisir la mère nature te récompense : elle te refuse le savoir, elle te donne la bonne fortune.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2018 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
This text was added to the website: 2018-02-03
Line count: 9
Word count: 59