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La bocca onde l'asprissime parole solean uscir ch'ir mi facean dolente vie più di quante mai fur sotto il sole, or nutre l'alma mia soavemente d'odor di fresche rose e di viole, cui cede ogn'altro che l'Arabia sente e d'ambrosia e di nettare si pasce, ché tra le perl'e i bei rubini nasce.
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- by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "La bocca onde l'asprissime parole", published 1590 [ vocal quintet], from Libro II de madrigali, no. 14, madrigal [text not verified]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "La bouche d'où les paroles les plus âpres", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-02
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La bouche d'où les paroles les plus âpres Ont l'habitude de sortir et me faisaient aller souffrant Sur plus de chemins qu'il n'y en a jamais eu sous le soleil, Maintenant nourrit mon âme suavement Du parfum des roses fraîches et des violettes Qui l'emporte sur toute senteur venant d'Arabie ; Elle se nourrit de l'ambroisie et du nectar Qui naissent parmi les perles et les magnifiques rubis.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Enzo Bentivoglio
This text was added to the website: 2013-03-09
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Word count: 68