by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation © by Bertram Kottmann

Ahi, già mi discoloro
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE GER
Ahi, già mi discoloro, 
Oimè vien meno
La luce a gli occhi miei,
La voce, al seno!
O che morte gradita
Se almen potessi dir:
"Moro, mia vita!“

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

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

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Ach, es weicht das Licht", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ah, déjà à moi qui perd mes couleurs", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-13
Line count: 7
Word count: 28

Ach, es weicht das Licht 
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Ach, es weicht das Licht 
aus meinen Augen,
die Stimm’ aus meiner Brust!
O welch willkomm’ner Tod,
wenn ich zumindest sagen könnt’:
„Ich sterbe nun, mein Leben!“

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  • Translation from Italian (Italiano) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.

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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-13
Line count: 6
Word count: 27