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Come cantar poss'io d'Amore, Se sdegno ne' begli occhi havete? Deh, se del canto mio sì vaga sete, Mentre accordo la voce e l'intelletto Al suon del vostro detto, Il vostro detto voi, Donna, accordate Con la vostra beltate. Ch'io non posso cantar, Cruda, se'l canto Mi comanda la lingua, e gli occhi il pianto.
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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 Timothy Hoekman , "Passamezzo", 2002, published 2010, first performed 2004 [ baritone and harpsichord ], from Suite italiana, no. 6, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Timothy Hoekman) , copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-09-11
Line count: 9
Word count: 55
How can I sing of love, if your beautiful eyes scorn me? Oh, if you are so desirous of my song, while I tune my voice and mind to the sound of your words, tune your words, Lady, to your beauty. For I cannot sing, cruel one, if your tongue demands a song and your eyes demand tears.
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Authorship
- by Timothy Hoekman , copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-10-05
Line count: 9
Word count: 58