Luci serene e chiare

Luci serene e chiare,
Voi m'incendete, voi, ma [prova il]1 core
Nell'incendio diletto, non dolore.
Dolci parole e care,
Voi mi ferite, voi, ma prova il petto
Non dolor [nella]2 piaga, ma diletto.
O miracol d'Amore!
Alma [che è]3 tutta foco e tutta [sangue]4
Si [strugge e]5 non si duol, [more e]6 non langue.

by Ridolfo Arlotti (1546-1613)

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

by Carlo Gesualdo (c1561-1613) , "Luci serene e chiare", published 1596. [SSATB chorus a cappella]
by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) , "Luci serene e chiare", published 1603 [madrigal for five voices], from Libro IV de madrigali, no. 8.

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