by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621)
Dovrò dunque morire?
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Dovrò dunque morire, a che di nuovo io miri voi, bramata cagion de miei martiri? Mio perduto tesoro, non poter dirvi, pria ch'io mora: "Io Moro"? O miseria inaudita, non poter dir a voi: "Moro, mia vita".
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Text 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
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 39