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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Dietro l'orme del desio
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Dietro l'orme del desio, 
mio pensier, dove si va? 
Tu cercando altro soggiorno 
vagabondo giri intorno, or qua, or là. 
Vola, vola o pensier mio 
ove posa l'amata beltà. 
Dietro l'orme del desio, 
mio pensier, dove si va? 
Vola e giungi il mio ben, la mia vita, 
che fece partita, che lungi si andò. 
Poi ritorna e su l'ali d'amore 
riporta il mio core che via se n' volò. 
Riedi ed almen 
di lusinghiera spene 
su piume adulatrici 
riconducimi il mio bene 
ond'io tragga i dì felici, 
porta in braccio l'idol mio, 
rendimi l'alma mia, deh per pietà. 
Dietro l'orme del desio, 
mio pensier, dove si va?

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Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Alessandro Stradella (1639 - 1682), no title, GiaS 4.2 no. 5 [ vocal duet for soprano and alto with continuo ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Iain Sneddon [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-07-27
Line count: 21
Word count: 107

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