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.

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 [
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Set in a modified version by Claudio Monteverdi, Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa.

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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-19
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