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Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti l'aer fa grato e'il pié discioglie a l'onde e, mormoranda tra le verdi fronde, fa danzar al bel suon su'l prato i fiori. Inghirlandato il crin Fillide e Clori note temprando lor care e gioconde; e da monti e da valli ime e profond raddoppian l'armonia gli antri canori. Sorge più vaga in ciel l'aurora, e'l sole, sparge più luci d'or; più puro argento fregia di Teti il bel ceruleo manto. Sol io, per selve abbandonate e sole, l'ardor di due begli occhi e'l mio tormento, come vuol mia ventura, hor piango hor canto.
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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), "Zefiro torna", SV. 251, published 1632, from Scherzi musicali cioè arie et madrigali, no. 7. [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le Zéphyr revient", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Philip Lemmens
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 100
Le Zéphyr revient et avec des accents suaves Rend l'air agréable et dissout son pied dans l'onde Et murmurant parmi le feuillage vert, Fait danser les fleurs du pré. Avec des guirlandes dans leurs chevelures, Phyllis et Clorinde Sont aimables et joyeuses, tandis que l'amour joue de la musique ; Et depuis les montagnes et les vallées basses et profondes L'harmonie redouble dans les grottes qui chantent. Le soleil se lève à l'aube plus gracieuse dans le ciel Étend plus de rayons d'or, plus d'argent pur, Orne Théthys d'un encore plus beau manteau céruléen. Seulement dans la forêt je suis abandonné et seul, L'ardeur de deux beaux yeux est mon tourment, Comme mon sort le veut, tantôt je pleure, tantôt je chante.
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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 Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621)
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 122