by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564)
Dal primo pianto all' ultimo sospiro
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Dal primo pianto all' ultimo sospiro Al qual son già vicino, Chi contrasse giammai sì fier destino, Com' io da sì benigna e chiara stella? Non dico iniqua e fella, Chè'l meglio fora in vista ed in aspetto Empia averla; e l'effetto Provar felice. Chè se più la miro, Vie più pietà con dispietato cuore Promette al mio martiro: Ma per sì bello e sì alto splendore, Vincami pur amore! Mi fia gloria nel gradito lume Per farmi eterno, incenerir le piume.
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- by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), no title, Madrigale XXVI [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 Joseph (Gabriel) Rheinberger (1839 - 1901), "Canzone di Michelangelo", op. 129 (Drei Gesänge) no. 3 (1859), published 1882 [ high voice and piano ], also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Fanny (Franziska) von Hoffnaaß, née Jägerhuber (1831 - 1892) ; composed by Joseph Rheinberger.
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