by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ardo, avvampo, mi struggo, accorrete
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: FRE
Ardo, avvampo, mi struggo! Accorrete amici, vicini, all'infiammato loco! Al ladro, al ladro! Al tradimento! Al foco! Scale, accette, martelli, acqua prendete! E voi torri sacrate anco tacete? Su, su, bronzi, ch'io dal gridar son roco, Dite il periglio altrui non lieve o poco, E degl'incendi miei pietà chiedete! Son due belli occhi il ladro, e seco amore l'incendiario che l'inique faci dentro la rocca m'avventò del core! "Ecco i rimedi omai vani e fallaci", Mi dice ogn'un per si beato ardore: lascia che'l cor s'incenerisca, e taci."
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Ardo, avvampo, mi struggo, accorrete", published 1638 [8 voices and violin], from Libro VIII: Madrigali guerrieri e amorosi, no. 7. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Je brûle, je flamboie, je me consume ! Accourez", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Laura Massa
This text was added to the website: 2008-05-06
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Word count: 88