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Eri già tutta mia, Mia quel' alma e quel core, Chi da me ti desvia: Novo laccio d'amore? O bellezz' o valore, O mirabil constanza, Ove sei tu? Eri già tutta mia; Hor non sei più. Ah, che mia non sei più. Sol per me gl'occhi belli Rivolgevi ridenti, Per me d'oro i capelli Si spiegavan a i venti. O fugaci contenti, O fermezza d'un core, Ove sei tu? Eri già tutta mia; Hor non sei più. Ah, che mia non sei più. Il gioir nel mio viso: Ah che più non rimiri. Il mio canto, il mio riso È converso in martiri. O dispersi sospiri, O sparita pietate, Ove sei tu? Eri già tutta mia; Hor non sei più. Ah, che mia non sei più.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Eri già tutta mia", SV. 248, published 1632, from Scherzi musicali cioè arie et madrigali, no. 3. [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Allen Shearer) , "You were once all mine", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Un jour tu étais toute mienne", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Un jour tu étais toute mienne, À moi étaient ton âme et ton cœur, Qui t'as détournée de moi : Le piège d'un nouvel amour ? Ô beauté, ô valeur, Ô constance admirable, Où êtes-vous ? Un jour tu étais toute mienne ; Mais tu ne l'es plus, Ah, tu n'es plus mienne. Vers moi seul ces beaux yeux Se tournaient en riant, Pour moi, ces cheveux d'or Se détachaient aux vents. Ô bonheur fugace, ô fermeté du cœur, Où êtes-vous ? Un jour tu étais toute mienne ; Mais tu ne l'es plus, Ah, tu n'es plus mienne. Le plaisir sur mon visage : Ah, on ne le voit plus. Mon chant, mon rire Sont changés en martyre. Ô soupirs dispersés, Ô pitié disparue, Où êtes-vous ? Un jour tu étais toute mienne ; Mais tu ne l'es plus, Ah, tu n'es plus mienne.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2019 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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-03
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