sometimes misattributed to Ivo (or Yvo) de Vento (1543?5 - 1575) and by Yvo Barry (flourished 1525-1550)
Quando son più lontan
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Quando son più lontan de' bei vostri occhi Che m'han fatto cangiar voglia et costumi, Cresce la fiamma et mi conduce a morte. Et voi, che per mia sorte, Potreste raffrenar la dolce fiamma, Mi negate la fiamma che m'infiamma.
Note: attribution of authorship is according to The Anthology of Black Note Madrigals, edited by Don Harrán. With thanks to David J. Kwon for the reference.
Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Ivo (or Yvo) de Vento (1543?5 - 1575)
- by Yvo Barry (flourished 1525-1550) [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 Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943), "Quando son più lontan", first performed 1987 [chorus], from Madrigali: Six "Firesongs" on Italian Renaissance Poems, no. 2, madrigal [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Ivo (or Yvo) de Vento (1543?5 - 1575), "Quando son più lontan" [chorus], madrigal [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-19
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Word count: 40