by Giovanni Francesco Busenello (1598 - 1659)
Pur ti miro, pur ti godo
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Pur ti miro, pur ti godo, pur ti stringo, pur t'annodo ; più non peno, più non moro, o mia vita, o mio tesoro ! Io son tua, tuo son io, speme mia, dillo, di' : "Tu sei pur l'idolo mio". Sì, mio ben, sì mio cor, mia vita, sì !
Text Authorship:
- by Giovanni Francesco Busenello (1598 - 1659) [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), "Pur ti miro, pur ti godo", SV 308 (1643) [ vocal duet with instrumental ensemble ], from opera L'incoronazione di Poppea [sung text checked 1 time]
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