Cor mio, mentre vi miro

Cor mio, mentre vi miro,
visibilmente mi trasformo in voi,
e trasformato poi,
in un solo sospir l'anima spiro.
O bellezza mortale,
O bellezza vitale,
poiché sí tosto un core
per te rinasce, e per te nato more.

by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612) , from Rime, without number

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) , "Cor mio, mentre vi miro", published 1603 [madrigal for five voices], from Libro IV de madrigali, no. 2.

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