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by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)

Arda pur sempre, o mora
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Arda pur sempre, o mora,
O languisca il cor mio,
A lui fien lievi pene
Per sì bella cagion pianti, e sospiri,
Strazio, pene, tormenti, esilio, e morte,
Purche prima la vita,
Che questa fé si scioglia:
Ch'assai peggio di morte è il cangiar voglia.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Il pastor fido, tragicommedia pastorale del Signor Cavalier Guarini, Salomone Schouten, Amsterdam, 1736, page 144.


Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612), no title, appears in Il Pastor Fido, a fragment of Mirtillo's monologue from Act III, Scene 6  [author's text checked 1 time 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 Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (1555 - 1609), "Arda pur sempre o mora", published 1602 [ vocal quintet ], from Il quarto libro de madrigali a 5 voci , madrigal [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Luca Marenzio (c1553 - 1599), "Arda pur sempre o mora " [ chorus ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-05-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 45

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