Pur dicesti, o bocca bella

Pur dicesti, o bocca bella
Antonio Lotti (1667-1740)
Pur
dicesti,
o
bocca
bella,
[pur
di·'tSe·sti
o
'bok·ka
'bEl·la]
Yet
you-said, o mouth
(Your beautiful mouth has said)
beautiful,
Quel
soave
e
caro
sì,
[kwel
so·'aù·
ve
'kaù·Ro
si]
That
sweet
and
dear
(that sweet and dear word: yes,)
yes,
Che
fa
tutto
il
mio
piacer.
[ke
ffa
'tut·to
il
miùo
pja·'tSeùr]
my
pleasure.
That makes all
the
(that brings me great pleasure.)
Per
onor
di
sua
facella
[peR
o·'noùr
di
suùa
fa·'tSEl·la]
his
torch
For
honor
of
(To his own glory)
Con
un
bacio
amor
t’aprì,
[kon
un
'baù·tSo
a·'moùr
ta·'priù]
With a
kiss
Love
(Cupid has opened with a kiss,)
you-opened,
Dolce
fonte
del
goder.
['dol·tSe
'fon·te
del
go·'deùr]
Sweet
fountain of-the
(the sweet fountain of joy.)
joy.
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