Ahi, come a un vago sol

Ahi, come a un vago sol cortese giro
[di quei]1 begli occhi, ond'io 
soffersi il primo, e dolce stral d'amore,
pien d'un nuovo desio,
sí pronto a sospirar, torna il mio core!
Lasso, non val ascondersi, ch'omai
conosco i segni, [ch'il]2 mio cor m'addita
de l'antica ferita,
ed è gran tempo pur che la saldai:
Ah, che piaga d'Amor non sana mai!

by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612) , from Rime, no. 102.

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

by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) , "Ahi, come a un vago sol", published 1605 [madrigal for five voices], from Libro V de madrigali, no. 14.
by Benedetto Pallavicino (1551-1601) , "Ahi, come a un vago sol", 1600, from Il sesto libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 7.

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