Anima mia, perdona

[E tu, Mirtillo,]1 anima mia, perdona
a chi t'è cruda sol dove pietosa
esser non può; perdona a questa, solo
nei detti e nel sembiante
rigida tua nemica, ma nel core
pietosissima amante;
e, se pur hai desio di vendicarti,
deh! qual vendetta aver puoi tu maggiore
del tuo proprio dolore?

by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612) , from the play Il Pastor Fido, Act III, Scene 4, lines 539-547.

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) , "Anima mia, perdona", from Libro IV de madrigali, no. 6.

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