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possibly by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621)

Non ha 'l ciel cotanti lumi
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Non ha 'l ciel cotanti lumi,
Tante still' e mari e fiumi,
Non l'April gigli e viole,
Tanti raggi non ha il Sole,
Quant'ha doglie e pen'ogni hora
Cor gentil che s'innamora.

Penar lungo e gioir corto,
Morir vivo e viver morto,
Spem' incerta e van desire,
Mercè poca a gran languire,
Falsi risi e veri pianti
È la vita degli amanti.

Neve al sol e nebbia al vento,
E d'Amor gioia e contento,
Degli affanni e delle pene
Ahi che 'l fin già mai non viene,
Giel di morte estingue ardore
Ch'in un'alma accende amore.

Ben soll'io che 'l morir solo
Può dar fine al mio gran duolo,
Nè di voi già mi dogl'io
Del mio stato acerbo e rio;
Sol' Amor tiranno accuso,
Occhi belli, e voi ne scuso.

Text Authorship:

  • possibly by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621) [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 Giulio Caccini (1546 - 1618), "Non ha 'l ciel cotanti lumi" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 131

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