by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
Interotte speranze, eterna fede
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): GER
Interotte speranze, eterna fede, Fiamme e strali possenti in debil core; Nutrir sol di sospir un fero ardore E celar il suo mal quand ‘altri il vede; Seguir di vago e fuggitivo piede L ‘orme rivolte a volontario errore; Perder del seme sparso e ‘l frutto e ‘l fiore E la sperata al gran languir mercede; Far d ‘uno sguardo sol legge ai pensieri E d ‘un casto voler freno al desío, E spender lacrimando I lustri interi: Questi ch ‘a voi, quasi grand fasci invio, Donna crudel, d ‘aspri tormenti, e fieri, Saranno i trofei vostri e ‘l rogo mio.
Authorship:
- by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612) [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), "Interotte speranze, eterna fede", published 1619. [2 tenors and basso continuo] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Zerschlagene Hoffnung, ewige Treue", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2019-03-19
Line count: 14
Word count: 101