by Filippo Alberti (1548 - 1612)
Tutte le bocche belle
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: FRE
Tutte le bocche belle, in questo nero volto ai baci sfida la mia nemica infida. Restanvi i baci impressi quasi amorose stelle nel vago oscuro velo, onde s'amant'il cielo. O perché non poss'io cangiarm'in lui? ch'intorno a gl'occhi miei per mille baci mille stell'avrei.
Text Authorship:
- by Filippo Alberti (1548 - 1612) [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), "Tutte le bocche belle", published 1590 [ vocal quintet], from Libro II de madrigali, no. 7, madrigal [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Toutes les belles bouches", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-02
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Word count: 44