by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595)
Dolcissimi legami
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Dolcissimi legami di parole amorose, che mi legò da scherz'e non mi scioglie. Così egli dunque scherz'e così coglie? Così l'alme legate sono ne le catene insidiose? Almen chi sì m'allaccia mi leg'ancor fra quelle dolci braccia.
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), "Dolcissimi legami", published 1590 [ vocal quintet ], from Libro II de madrigali, no. 3, madrigal [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Liens très doux", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Süße Bande", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 37