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by Giulio Strozzi (1583 - 1660)

L'amante Modesto
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE
Volano frettolosi i giorni e presto
un secolo sarà ch'io t'amo o Clori
ne de' miei lunghi ossequiosi amori
un picciol guiderdone anco ti ho chiesto

Amante son ma candido e modesto
voglio che taciturno il cor t'adori
e voglio disfogar gl'interni ardori
col muto fiato d'un sospir honesto

Godati chi di me più fortunato
nacque ai diletti impuri a me sol basta
saper dalla mia Clori esser amato

cosi mai non guerreggia e non contrasta
rivalità diverso è il nostro stato
egli t'ama impudica io t'amo casta.

Text Authorship:

  • by Giulio Strozzi (1583 - 1660) [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 Barbara Strozzi (1619 - 1677), "L'amante Modesto", op. 1 no. 13, published 1644 [vocal quartet for soprano, alto, tenor, bass and continuo], from Il Primo Libro de Madrigali; a due, tre, quattro, e cinque voce, no. 13. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "L'amant modeste", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2009-02-27
Line count: 14
Word count: 88

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