O primavera, gioventù de l'anno

O primavera, gioventù de l'anno,
bella madre de' fiori,
d'erbe novelle e di novelli amori,
tu ben, lasso, ritorni,
ma senza i cari giorni
de le speranze mie.
Tu ben sei quella
ch'eri pur dianzi, sì vezzosa e bella;
ma non son io quel che già un tempo fui,
sì caro a gli occhi altrui.

by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612) , from Pastor fido, III, I

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

by Luzzasco Luzzaschi (c1545-1607) , "O Primavera" [madrigal]
by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) , "O primavera, gioventù de l'anno", published 1592 [madrigal for five voices], from Libro III de madrigali, no. 9.

by Raffaello Rontani (15??-1622) , "O primavera"

Date added to the website: 2008-09-03.

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