Che se tu se' 'l cor mio

Che se tu se' 'l cor mio,
come se' pur mal grado
del cielo e della terra,
qualor piagni e sospiri,
quelle lagrime tue sono il mio sangue,
que' sospiri il mio spirto e quelle pene
e quel dolor, che senti,
son miei, non tuoi, tormenti.

by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612) , from the play Il Pastor Fido, Act III, Scene 4, lines 548-555.

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) , "Che se tu se' 'l cor mio", from Libro IV de madrigali, no. 7.

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