Beautiful portal of rubies | Beautiful portal of rubies

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sometimes misattributed to Alberto Donini and possibly by Andrea Falconieri (1585 - 1656)

Translation © by Barbara Miller

Bella porta di rubini

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG

Bella porta di rubini
Ch'apri il varco ai dolci accenti,
Se nei risi peregrini
Scopri perle rilucenti,
Tu d'amor dolce aura spiri,
Refrigerio a miei martiri.

Vezzosetta e fresca rosa,
Umidetto e dolce labbro,
Ch'hai la manna rugiadosa
Sul bellissimo cinabro,
Non parlar ma ridi e taci:
Sien gli accenti i nostri baci.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• O. Respighi

Text Authorship:

sometimes misattributed to Alberto Donini
possibly by Andrea Falconieri (1585 - 1656) [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 Andrea Falconieri (1585 - 1656), "Bella porta di rubini" [sung text checked 1 time]

The text above (or a part of it) is used in the following settings:

by Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "Bella porta di rubini", P 71 no. 4 (1906), from Cinque Canti All'antica, no. 4

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

ENG English (Barbara Miller) , "Beautiful portal of rubies", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 53

Beautiful portal of rubies

Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)

Beautiful portal of rubies
That opens the way to sweet words,
That in the wandering laughter
Uncovers shining pearls,
You breath the sweet breeze of love,
Refreshment to my sufferings.

Caressing and fresh rose,
Moist and sweet lip,
You have the dewy manna
On your very beautiful cinnabar,
Do not speak, but laugh and be silent;
May our kisses be the words.

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Based on:

a text in Italian (Italiano) misattributed to Alberto Donini and possibly by Andrea Falconieri (1585 - 1656)
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 62