by Giambattista Marino (1569 - 1625)
Misero Alceo
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): FRE
Misero Alceo, del caro albergo fore gir pur convienti, e ch'al partir m'appresti. »Ecco Lidia, ti lascio, e lascio questi poggi beati, e lascio teco il core. Tu, se di pari laccio e pari ardore meco legata fosti e meco ardesti, fa' che ne' duo talor giri celesti s'annidi e posi, ov'egli vive e more. Sì, mentre lieto il cor staratti accanto, gli occhi, lontani da soave riso, mi daran vita con l'umor del pianto«. Così disse il pastor dolente in viso. La ninfa udillo, e fu in due parti intanto l'un cor da l'altro, anzi un cor sol, diviso.
Authorship:
- by Giambattista Marino (1569 - 1625) [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), "Misero Alceo", published 1614, from Libro VI de madrigali, no. 8, concertato [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Malheureux Alcéo", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-03
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