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Ben dovrei, occhi leggiadri, Come ladri del mio core Condannarvi a lagrimar. Ma vedendo quei cari e dolci rai, Più che mai mi ritorno a innamorar. E scordandomi il mio duolo Mi contento pianger solo E non posso col mirarvi Benchè ladri, occhi leggiadri, Condannarvi a lagrimar.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Timothy Hoekman , "Gavotta", 2002, published 2010, first performed 2004 [ baritone and harpsichord ], from Suite italiana, no. 5, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Timothy Hoekman) , copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-09-11
Line count: 10
Word count: 47
Charming eyes, I should certainly - as robbers of my heart - condemn you to weeping. But seeing those dear, sweet eyes, I fall in love again more than ever. And forgetting my grief I am happy to weep alone, and I cannot, as I look at you, although thieves, charming eyes, condernn you to weeping.
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Authorship:
- by Timothy Hoekman , copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2020-10-05
Line count: 10
Word count: 56