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by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621)

Deh chi d'alloro
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Deh chi d'alloro
Mi fa ghirland' al crine,
Pur mi god'io vittorioso al fine
Il mio tesoro
La mia nemic' altera
È pur mia prigioniera.

Quell'alma dura
Ch'a miei sospiri ardenti
Rassembrò giel che 'n rigid' Alpe ai venti
S'innaspra, e 'ndura
Stilla in pianto d'amore
All'amoroso ardore.

Già non l'allaccia
D'aspra caten' il ferro,
Cortese vincitor tra le mie braccia
La guardo e serro,
Nè voglio altro tributo
Che 'l cor a me dovuto.

Ben duro scoglio
In van l'onda percuote,
Ma in cor di donna un'ostinato orgoglio
Durar non puote;
Troppo de' veri amanti
Ponno i sospire e i pianti.

Text Authorship:

  • by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621), from "O voi ch'in pianto"  [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), "Deh chi d'alloro" [
     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: 102

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