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by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)

Alma felice che sovente torni
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Alma felice che sovente torni
a consolar le mie notti dolenti
con gli occhi tuoi che Morte non à spenti,
ma sovra 'l mortal modo fatti adorni:

quanto gradisco che' miei tristi giorni
a rallegrar de tua vista consenti!
Cosí comincio a ritrovar presenti
le tue bellezze a' suoi usati soggiorni,

là 've cantando andai di te molt'anni,
or, come vedi, vo di te piangendo:
di te piangendo no, ma de' miei danni.

Sol un riposo trovo in molti affanni,
che, quando torni, te conosco e 'ntendo
a l'andar, a la voce, al volto, a' panni.

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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

  • ENG English (A. S. Kline) , no title, copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-23
Line count: 14
Word count: 96