by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595)
Arsi et alsi a mia voglia
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Arsi ed alsi a mia voglia, leal non impudico, amante non nemico; e s'al tuo lieve ingegno poco cale d'amor e men lo sdegno, sdegn'e amor farà vano l'altiero suon del tuo parlar insano.
Text Authorship:
- by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595) [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), "Arsi et alsi a mia voglia", published 1587 [chorus], from Libro I de madrigali, no. 19, madrigal [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-02
Line count: 7
Word count: 34