E cosí a poco a poco (Guarini, set by C. Monteverdi) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


E cosí a poco a poco
torno farfalla semplicetta al foco,
e nel fallace sguardo
un'altra volta mi consum'e ardo:
Ah, che piaga d'amore
quanto si cura piú tanto men sana.
Ch'ogni fatica è vana,
quando fu punto un giovinetto core
dal primo, e dolce strale;
chi spegne antico incendio il fa immortale.

Input by Alberto Pedrotti

Authorship

Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612)

Rime

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

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

Libro V de madrigali

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