Piangete, ohimè piangete

Piangete, ohime piangete,
Anime innamorate,
E soccorso e pietate,
Sospirando, piangendo, altrui chiedete.
Quando s'adira belta serena,
Chi non sospira indarno spera.
Chi non piange, d'amar non si dia vanto.
E foco amor, e lo sostiene il pianto.

Languite, ohime languite, 
O seguarci d'Amore!
Il tormento, il dolore
Né sospiri, né pianti altrui ridete.

Se d'ira è pieno un bel sembiante,
Chi non vien meno è falso amante.

Chi non piange, d'amar non si dia vanto.
Conosce Amor i suoi seguaci al pianto.

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 Gian Giacomo Carissimi (1604?-1674) , "Piangete, ohimè piangete" [cantata]

FRE French (Guy Laffaille)

Date added to the website: 2009-01-17.

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