Delizie contente, che l'alma beate

Delizie contente, che l'alma beate fermate.
Su questo  mio core deh più,
deh più non stillate le gioie d'amore.
Delizie mie care, fermatevi qui:
non so più bramare, mi basta così.
In grembo agli amori fra dolci catene morir,
morir mi conviene, dolcezza omicida a morte,
a morte mi guida, mi guida in braccio al mio bene.

by Giacinto Andrea Cicognini (1606-1650)

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

by Pier Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676) , "Delizie contente, che l'alma beate", published 1649, from Giasone.

ENG English (Bertram Kottmann)
GER German (Bertram Kottmann)

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