by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
Passamezzo
Language: Italian (Italiano)
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.
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 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]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Timothy Hoekman) , copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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