Questo specchio ti dono
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: FRE
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Questo specchio ti dono, rosa tu dam'or che l'età consente, ch'io colga il tuo bel fior primo ridente. Se ciò non voi, te mira, cara fanciull'ivi due volt'e poi, o caduc'onor tuoi, vermiglia in sul matin, bell'e gentile, di sera ti vedrai pallida e vile.
Text Authorship:
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), "Questo specchio ti dono", published 1590 [ vocal quintet ], from Libro II de madrigali, no. 17, madrigal
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ce miroir, je te le donne", 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: 8
Word count: 45