Oggi nacqui, ben mio

Oggi nacqui, ben mio, 
Per morir vostro. Ecco la bella Aurora,
Che produsse colui 
Che 'l vostro sole adora. 
O fortunato il mio natal, se voi
Direte con la lingua e col desio:
Oggi nacque il ben mio.

possibly by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612)

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by Benedetto Pallavicino (1551-1601) , "Oggi nacqui, ben mio", 1600, from Il sesto libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 20.

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