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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Fior di virtú sí è gentil coraggio
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Fior di virtú sí è gentil coraggio,
e frutto di virtú sí è onore,
e vaso di virtú sí è valore
e nome di virtú è uomo saggio;

e specchio di virtú non vede oltraggio
e viso di virtú, chiaro colore,
ed amor di virtú, buon servitore,
e dono di virtú, dolce lignaggio.

E letto di virtú è conoscenza,
e seggio di virtú, amor leale,
e poder di virtú è sofferenza;

e opera di virtú, esser leale,
e braccio di virtú, bella accoglienza:
tutta virtú è render ben per male.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Giovanni Caravaggi in: Folgore da San Gimignano - Sonetti di dubbia attribuzione (XIII secolo) in: "Sonetti" di Folgore da San Gimignano collana: Collezione di poesia a cura di Giovanni Caravaggi Torino: Einaudi, 1965, prima edizione


Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, no title [author's text checked 1 time 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 Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882 - 1973), "Fior di virtù si è gentil coraggio" [ voice and orchestra ], from Quattro vecchie canzoni, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2022-10-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 90

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