by Gabriello Chiabrera (1552 - 1638)
La violetta
Language: Italian (Italiano)
La violetta ch'en su l'erbetta apre al mattin novella di' non è cosa tutt'odorosa tutta leggiadra e bella? Sì certamente che dolcemente elle ne spira odori e n'empie il petto di bel diletto col bel de suoi colori.
Text Authorship:
- by Gabriello Chiabrera (1552 - 1638), "La violetta" [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 Antonio Cifra (c1584 - 1629), "La violetta" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "La violetta", published 1607 [ vocal trio ], from Scherzi Musicali a tre voci, no. 11 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "The violet", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "La violette", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Das Veilchen", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 38