Ardo sì, ma non t'amo

Ardo sì, ma non t'amo,
[Perfida]1 e dispietata,
Indegnamente amata
Da [un]2 sì leale amante.
[Ne sarà più che del mio duol ti vante]3
[Perch'ho già sano]4 il core ;
E s'ardo, [ardo]2 di [sdegno]5 e non d'amore.

by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612)

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

by Roland de Lassus (1532-1594) , "Ardo sì, ma non t'amo"
by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) , "Ardo sì, ma non t'amo", published 1587 [madrigal], from Libro I de madrigali, no. 17.
by Orazio Vecchi (1550-1605) , "Ardo sì, ma non t'amo"

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