Intorno all’idol mio (Antonio Cesti)
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- (Posted 2008-07-12) CPDL #17519:
- Contributor: David Newman (submitted 2008-07-12). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 125 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes:
- Also appears as part of a compilation. See Le Arie di Cavalli e di Cesti.
General Information
Title: Intorno all'idol mio
Composer: Antonio Cesti
Lyricist: Giacinto Andrea Cicognini
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Soprano solo
Genre: Secular, Aria
Language: Italian
Instruments: Piano
Manuscript 1656 in Biblioteca del Conservatorio di Musica S. Pietro a Majella, Napoli, Ms. IT-NA0059, Rari 6.4.6@75
First published: 1885 in Anthology of Italian song, Book 1, no. 2
2nd published: 2016 in Le Arie di Cavalli e di Cesti, no. 8
Description: From Cesti's opera L'Orontea, produced in 1656, Act II, scene xviii.
See also:
- Le Arie di Cavalli e di Cesti for a transcription of this aria from the 17th-century manuscript.
External websites:
- English translation at The Lied and Art Song Text Page
- German translation at The Lied and Art Song Text Page
Original text and translations
Italian text
Intorno all’idol mio spirate pur, spirate,
Aure, Aure soavi e grate,
E nelle guancie elette
Baciatelo per me,
Cortesi, cortesi aurette!
Al mio ben, che riposa
Su l’ali della quiete,
Grati, grati sogni assistete
E il mio racchiuso ardore
Svelate gli per me,
O larve, o larve d’amore!