by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
O primavera, gioventù dell'anno
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
O primavera, gioventù dell'anno, Bella madre de' fiori, D'erbe novelle e di novelli amori! Tu torni ben, ma teco Non tornano i sereni e fortunati dì delle mie gioie. Tu torni ben, tu torni, Ma teco altro non torna, Che del perduto mio caro tesoro La rimembranza misera e dolente. Tu quella sei, pur quella Ch'eri pur dianzi sì vezzosa e bella, Ma non son io quel, che già un tempo fui, Sì caro agli occhi altrui.
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Timothy Hoekman , "Sarabanda", 2002, published 2010, first performed 2004 [ baritone and harpsichord ], from Suite italiana, no. 4, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Raffaello Rontani (15?? - 1622), "O primavera" [sung text checked 1 time]
Set in a modified version by Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Claudio Monteverdi.
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "O springtime", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Timothy Hoekman) , copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 77