Dovrò dunque morire?

[Dovrò dunque morire,
a che di nuovo io miri]1
voi, bramata cagion de miei martiri?
Mio perduto tesoro, 
non [poter]2 dirvi, pria ch'io mora: "Io Moro"?
O miseria inaudita, 
non poter dir a voi: "Moro, mia vita".

Translation(s): ENG FRE

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¹ Caccini: "Dovrò dunque morire? / Pria che di nuovo io miri"
² Caccini: "potrò"

Submitted by John Versmoren

Authorship

• by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621), from Man. Magliabechiano [ 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 Giulio Caccini (1546 - 1618), "Dovrò dunque morire?", published 1601, from Le nuove musiche, no. 11. [ sung text checked 1 time]
• by Sigismondo d'India (1582? - 1629?), "Dovrò dunque morire", 1615, from Il Terzo Libro de Madrigali, no. 3. [ sung text checked 1 time]

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

• ENG English (Andrew Huth) , "Must I then die?", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
• FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dois-je donc mourir", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Dois‑je donc mourir

Dois-je donc mourir
avant de vous avoir vue à nouveau,
cause désirée de ma souffrance ?
Mon trésor perdu,
ne puis-je vous dire, avant de mourir : « Je meurs »?
Ô malheur inouï,
de ne pas pouvoir vous dire : « Je meurs, ma vie ».

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• a text in Italian (Italiano) by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621), from Man. Magliabechiano ENG
• This text was set to music by the following composer(s): Giulio Caccini, Sigismondo d'India. Go to the text.

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