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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Il cantar novo
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Il cantar novo e 'l pianger delli augelli 
In sul dì fanno retentir le valli, 
e 'l mormorar de' liquidi cristalli
giù per lucidi freschi rivi e snelli. 
Quella ch'à neve il volto, oro i capelli 
Nel cui amor non fur mai inganni né falli, 
Destami al suon delli amorosi balli,
pettinando al suo vecchio i bianchi velli. 
Così mi sveglio a salutar l' aurora
E 'l sol ch'è seco, e più l'altro ond'io fui 
Ne' primi anni abagliato, e son ancora;

l' gli ò veduti alcun giorno ambedui 
Levarsi insieme, e 'n punto e 'n un'ora 
Quel far le stelle, e questo sparir lui.

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 Francesco Orso (d. 1567+), "Il cantar novo", 1567 [chorus], from Primo libro di madrigali a cinque voci, madrigal [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 105

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