by Ridolfo Arlotti (1546 - 1613)
Luci serene e chiare
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Luci serene e chiare, Voi m'incendiate, voi; ma prov'il core Nell'incendio diletto, non dolore. Dolci parole e care, Voi mi ferite, voi; ma prov'il petto Non dolor né la piaga, ma diletto. O miracol d'amore! Alma ch'è tutta foco e tutta sangue, Si strugge e non si duol, mor'e non langue.
Text Authorship:
- by Ridolfo Arlotti (1546 - 1613) [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), "Luci serene e chiare", first performed 1987 [chorus], from Madrigali: Six "Firesongs" on Italian Renaissance Poems, no. 5, madrigal [text verified 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Claudio Monteverdi, Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2010-01-19
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Word count: 51