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by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595)

Labbra vermiglie e belle
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Labbra vermiglie e belle
che sete sì adorata e dolce via
d'angelica armonia;
bianche perle e rubini,
dove frange ed affrena
Amor la voce di dolcezza piena
e gli spiriti vaghi e peregrini;
boca, suo bel tesoro e di natura,
se nulla toglie a te chi più ne fura,
né ti manca una gemma od una rosa
per mille baci altrui, perché ti spiace?
Deh! fa del furto pace,
e sarai quanto bella ancor pietosa.

Text Authorship:

  • by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595) [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 William Hawley (b. 1950), "Labbra vermiglie e belle", first performed 2000 [SATBB chorus a cappella], from Tre Rime di Tasso, no. 3. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-27
Line count: 13
Word count: 75

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