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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Lagrimosa beltà
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Lagrimosa beltà
Per cui già nott' e dí
Cotanto sospirai, come sei tu
Divenuta cosi?
Il barbaro chi fu,
Qual cor pien d'impietà
Potuto ha incrudelir contro di te?

Misero, ben lo so,
Né poi negarlo a fé,
Il tempo fù, l'età
Che tanto vale e può.
Inlanguidito ha'l sen,
Ha scolorito l'or del tuo bel crin.

Mirate donne, il fin,
Mirate che vien men
Ogni cosa mortal:
Col tempo arte non val,
Questo e colpo comun,
Schernir nol puote alcun;

La pioggia vien tal hor,
Dopo il seren, e dopo il lampo, il tuon.
Chi si mostrò crudel
Non merita perdon,
E l'esser infedel
A gl'amanti e di turca empio rigor
Aspetta col simil.

Rendete donne il cor,
Tutto pietoso e humil,
Imparate a lasciar quel fasto alter,
Raddolcite il pensier,
Il bello non risplende in costei più,
Né si può dir qui fu.
Dunque, chi bram' haver lunga beltà
Usi, usi pietà.

Text 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 Giovanni Sances (c1600 - 1679), "Lagrimosa beltà" [vocal duet], madrigal [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-20
Line count: 34
Word count: 154

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