Tavola
 In quel gelato core una voce; piagne
 Madonna segl'occhi vostri a due voci; O
 sempre e quando, tudi salvar mi cirche,
 certe è scorno, misera non creda, ohi me
 de lumi già, macche squallido dalli pallida
 labra; Così mia vita, a tre voci.

Note: this is a juggling of certain words in the table of contents of Cifra's Scherzi et Arie. The words are italicized in the version in our database.

Text Authorship:

• by Henry Lawes (c1595 - 1662) [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Based on:

• a text in Italian (Italiano) by Antonio Cifra (c1584 - 1629), "Cifra's Index", from the table of contents to Scherzi et Arie
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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 Henry Lawes (c1595 - 1662), "Tavola" [
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This text was added to the website: 2003-12-06
Line count: 7
Word count: 43