by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595)
Mentr'io mirava fiso
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: FRE
Mentr'io mirava fiso de la mia donna gl'occh'ardenti e belli, due vaghi spiritelli fiammeggiando n'uscir a l'improviso, e leggiadretti e snelli, facendo mille scherz'e mille giri, mille fughe d'intorno e mille aguati dentr'al sen adorno, mi trassero dal cor mille sospiri, onde con dolc'ed amorosi lai, pietà, pietà, gridai.
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), "Mentr'io mirava fiso", published 1590 [ vocal quintet], from Libro II de madrigali, no. 11, madrigal [text not verified]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Pendant que je regardais", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-02
Line count: 11
Word count: 49