O come è gran martire

O come è gran martire
a celar suo desire,
quando con pura fede
s'ama chi non se 'l crede.
O soave mio ardore,
o giusto mio desio,
s'ognun ama il suo core
e voi sete il cor mio,
allor non fia ch'io v'ami
quando sarà che viver più non brami.

Translation(s): FRE

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Authorship

• by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612) [ author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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

• by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "O come è gran martire", published 1592 [ vocal quintet], from Libro III de madrigali, no. 2, madrigal [
   text not verified 
  ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Oh, comme est grande la douleur", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Text added to the website: 2008-09-03.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:02:53
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Oh, comme est grande la douleur

Oh, comme est grande la douleur
De cacher son désir,
Quand avec une foi pure
On aime quelqu'un qui ne le croit pas.
Oh, comme mon ardeur est douce,
Comme mon désir est véritable,
Si chacun aime son cœur,
Et que vous êtes mon cœur,
À l'heure où je ne vous aimerai plus
Ce sera l'heure où je ne désirerai plus vivre.

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• a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Claudio Monteverdi. Go to the text.

Text added to the website: 2016-03-01.
Last modified: 2016-03-01 14:30:20
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