by Giovan Battista Anselmi (flourished c1624)
O come vaghi
Language: Italian (Italiano)
O come vaghi, o come cari sono Lidia quei spiritelli ch’avete dentro a gli occhi allegri e belli e quei lucenti raggi ch’escon fuori sono dardetti per ferir i cori, perché s’altrui mirate con orgoglio gli uccidete con pena e con cordoglio, ma, se pietosa i guardi rivolgete, di dolcezza amorosa gli uccidete.
Authorship:
- by Giovan Battista Anselmi (flourished c1624), "O come vaghi" [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), "O come vaghi" [ sung text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-05-31
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