Se desio di fuggir

Se desio di fuggir vi spron'e move 
I rai del sol estivi, 
Saggi amici Pastori,
Tutti lieti e festivi, 
De' prati uscite fuori 
E lasciando gli armenti 
A pascer l'erbett'e i fiori intenti
E da lupi sicuri e d'ogni belva
Venite a ricrearvi in questa selva.

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Orazio Vecchi (1550-1605) , "Se desio di fuggir", 1590, from Selva di Varia Ricreazione, no. 1.

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  Twenty Six Italian Songs and Arias (J. G. Paton) [tismusic.com]
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