Dolce spirto d'amore

Dolce spirto d'amore
In un sospir accolto,
Mentre i' miro il bel volto 
Spira vita al mio core.
Tal acquista valore 
Da quella bella bocca,
Che sospirando tocca.

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 Benedetto Pallavicino (1551-1601) , "Dolce spirto d'amore", 1600, from Il sesto libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 21.

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