Ardemmo insieme

Ardemmo insieme bella donna ed io
di sì subito ardore 
al Iampeggiar de I'uno e l'altro sguardo,
che se fusse tra noi part il desio. 

"O che soave amore" 
parean dir gli occhi suoi,
verso me scintillando,
"ardi, ardi, ch'io ardo."
Lasso! m'avvidi poi, 
quando il mio ben mi fu celato e tolto,
che l'un l'avea nel cor, l'altro nel volto.

by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612) , from "Rime".

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

by Sigismondo d'India (1582?-1629?) , "Ardemmo insieme", 1615, from Il Terzo Libro de Madrigali, no. 6.

ENG English (unknown or anonymous translator)

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