by Giambattista Marino (1569 - 1625)
Tornate, o cari baci
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Tornate, o cari baci, a ritornarmi in vita baci al mio cor digiun esca gradita! Voi di quel dolce amaro per cui languir m'è caro, di quel dolce non meno nettare che veleno pascete i miei fameici desiri, baci in cui dolci provo anco i sospiri!
Text Authorship:
- by Giambattista Marino (1569 - 1625), appears in Gli Amori [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), "Tornate, o cari baci", published 1619 [chorus], from Libro VII de madrigali, no. 13, madrigal [text verified 1 time]
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Word count: 46