possibly by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
Oggi nacqui, ben mio
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Oggi nacqui, ben mio, Per morir vostro. Ecco la bella Aurora, Che produsse colui Che 'l vostro sole adora. O fortunato il mio natal, se voi Direte con la lingua e col desio: Oggi nacque il ben mio.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612) [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 Benedetto Pallavicino (1551 - 1601), "Oggi nacqui, ben mio", 1600, from Il sesto libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 20. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 38