by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595)
S'andasse Amor a caccia
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): FRE
S'andasse Amor a caccia, Grechin a lass'avria per suo diletto e de le damme seguiria la traccia, ché vago pargoletto è questo come quello e leggiadrett'e bello. Vezzosetto Grechino, se pur vol tuo destino ch'egli sia cacciatore, prendi costei mentr'ella fugge Amore.
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 Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017), "S'andasse Amor a caccia", 1953/4 [soprano, tenor, and SATB chorus a cappella], from Canti amorosi, no. 3, Mainz, Schott [ sung text not verified ]
- by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "S'andasse Amor a caccia", published 1590 [ vocal quintet], from Libro II de madrigali, no. 10, madrigal [ sung text not verified ]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Si Amour allait à la chasse", copyright © 2013, (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: 10
Word count: 42