Gli occhi miei vaghi delle cose belle

Gli occhi miei vaghi delle cose belle,
E l' alma insieme della sua salute,
Non hanno altra virtute
Ch' ascenda al ciel, che mirar tutte quelle.
Dalle più alte stelle
Discende uno splendore,
Che 'l desir tira a quelle;
E qui si chiama amore.
Nè altro ha gentil core,
Che l' innamori e arda, e che 'l consigli,
Ch' un volto che ne gli occhi lor somigli.

by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) , no title, from Rime, no. 107

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

[ None yet in the database ]

by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) , "Irdische und himmlische Liebe", 1897, from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Michelangelo, no. 4, note: this song was destroyed by Wolf.

Date added to the website: 2003-11-13.

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Irdische und himmlische Liebe

Zur Schönheit meine Blicke suchend gleiten,
Es sucht die Seele Seligkeit zugleich;
Den Weg in's Himmelreich
Vermägen sie nur schauend zu beschreiten.
Aus höchsten Sternenweiten
Herniederglänzt ein Schimmer,
Den Trieb empor zu leiten;
Wir nennen's Liebe! Nimmer
Wird And'res zünden! Immer
Wird Gluth und Klarheit edlen Herzen werden
Durch Augen, die wie Sterne sind auf Erden!

by Walter Heinrich Robert-Tornow (1852-1895)

a text in Italian by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) , no title, from Rime, no. 107

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

by Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) , "Irdische und himmlische Liebe", 1897, from Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Michelangelo, no. 4, note: this song was destroyed by Wolf.

ENG English (Knut W. Barde)

Date added to the website: 2003-11-13.