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by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595)

Amico hai vint'io
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
"Amico, hai vint'io ti perdon;
Perdona tu ancora, al corpo no che nulla pave,
Al alma si; Deh, per lei prega e dona
Battesmo a me ch'ogni mia colpa lave."

In queste voci languide risuona
Un non so che di flebile e soave
Ch'al cor gli serpe, et ogni sdegno ammorza
E gl'occhi a lacrimar gl'invoglia e sforza.

Poco quindi lontan nel sen del monte
Scaturia mormorand'un picciol rio
Egli ci accorse e'l elmo empie nel fonte
E torno mesto al grande ufficio e pio.

Tremar senti la man mentre la fronte
Non conosciuta ancor sciolse e scoprio
La vide, la conobbe, e resto senza e voce e moto.
Ahì vista, ahì conoscenza!

Non morì già, che sue virtudi accolse
Tutte in quel punto e in guardia al cor
Le mise e premendo il suo affanno a dar
Si volse vita con l'acqu'a chi col ferro uccise.

Mentr'egli il suon de sacri detti sciolse
Colei di gioia trasmuttossi e rise,
E in atto di morir lieto e vivace
Dir parea "s'apre il Ciel; io vado in pace".

Text Authorship:

  • by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595) [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 Sigismondo d'India (1582? - 1629?), "Amico hai vint'io" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Edward Fairfax) , title 1: "Friend, thou hast won"


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-29
Line count: 24
Word count: 177

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