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Piagn'e sospira

Language: Italian

 Piagn'e sospira, e quand'i caldi raggi
 fuggon le greggi a la dolce ombr'assise,
 ne la scorza de' pini o pur de' faggi
 segnò l'amato nome in mille guise;
 e de la sua fortuna i gravi oltraggi
 e i vari casi in dura scorza incise,
 e in rileggendo poi le proprie note
 spargea di pianto le vermiglie gote.


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Authorship

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

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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