by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
Se per estrem'ardore
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: FRE
Chosen for Diff
Se per estrem'ardore morir potesse un core, saria ben arso il mio fra tanto incendio rio. Ma come salamandra nel mio foco vivo per la mia donna in festa e 'n gioco. E se m'avien talora che per dolcezza i' mora, mercé d'Amor risorgo qual fenice sol per viver ardend'ognor felice.
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), "Se per estrem'ardore", published 1592 [ vocal quintet ], from Libro III de madrigali, no. 7, madrigal
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Si d'une passion extrême", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-03
Line count: 10
Word count: 51