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by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
Translation possibly by Jo. Richards

I die whenas I do not see
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano) 
I die whenas I do not see,
Her that is life and all to me,
And when I see her, yet I die,
In seeing of her cruelty:
So that to me like misery is wrought,
Both when I see her and when I see her not.

Or shall I speak or silent grieve
Yet who will silency relieve;
And if I speak, I may offend,
And speaking not, my heart will rend:
So that I see to me it is all one,
Speak I or speak I not, I am undone.

Text Authorship:

  • possibly by Jo. Richards  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612) [text unavailable]
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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):

  • by John Danyel (1564 - 1626), "I die whenas I do not see" [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 92

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