La bella man vi stringo

La bella man vi stringo
E voi le ciglia per dolor stringete
E mi chiamate ingiusto, et inhumano,
Come tutto il gioire
Sia mio, costro il martire [e non vedete]1
Che se questa è la mano
Che tien stretto il cor mio, giusto è il dolore
Perchè stringendo lei stringo il mio core.

by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612) , "Mano stretta"

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

by Giulio Caccini (1546-1618) , "La bella man vi stringo"
by Luca Marenzio (c1553-1599) , "La bella man vi stringo", 1599, from Ninth Book of Madrigals, no. 14.
by Francesco Ugoni da Maleo (c1570-c1630) , no title, published 1616 [5v, basso continuo], from Giardinetto di ricreatione, no. 15.

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