Ce miroir, je te le donne (Casoni, set by (Claudio Monteverdi)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)

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by Girolamo Casoni

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Questo specchio ti dono

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Available translation(s): FRE

Questo specchio ti dono,
rosa tu dam'or che l'età consente,
ch'io colga il tuo bel fior primo ridente.
Se ciò non voi, te mira,
cara fanciull'ivi due volt'e poi,
o caduc'onor tuoi,
vermiglia in sul matin, bell'e gentile,
di sera ti vedrai pallida e vile.

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by Girolamo Casoni [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 Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Questo specchio ti dono", published 1590 [ vocal quintet], from Libro II de madrigali, no. 17, madrigal [
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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ce miroir, je te le donne", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 45

Ce miroir, je te le donne

Language: French (Français) after the Italian (Italiano)

Ce miroir, je te le donne,
Rosa, toi, laisse-moi, maintenant que tu as l'âge,
Cueillir ta première belle fleur en souriant.
Si tu ne veux pas, regarde-toi,
Chère fillette, deux fois, et alors,
Ô charmes éphémères,
Vermeille le matin, belle et gracieuse,
Le soir, tu te verras pâle et commune.

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a text in Italian (Italiano) by Girolamo Casoni

This text was added to the website: 2013-03-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 50