by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595)
Amarilli
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Amarilli, s'io te miro, miro il sol degli occhi miei: tanto bella e vaga sei ch'io per altra non sospiro. Se tu ridi, il dolce riso m'apre il ciel di primavera: o sei cruda o lusinghiera, sempre ho innanzi il tuo bel viso. Se tu parli ed io ti sento, sento un'aura in mezzo aprile, si soave, si gentile, ch fa dolce il mio tormento.
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 Colin Brumby (b. 1933), "Amarilli" [high voice, piano] [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Colin Brumby
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-25
Line count: 12
Word count: 65