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by Thomas Kyd (c1558 - 1594)

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by E. Rushton)
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Language: English 
Our translations:  ITA
O eyes, no eyes, but fountains fraught with tears;
O life, no life, but lively form of death;
O world, no world, but mass of publich wrongs,
Confused and filled with murder and misdeeds.

Composition:

    Set to music by Edward Rushton , no title, 2004 [ baritone and piano ], from Spanish Tragedy, no. 5

Text Authorship:

  • by Thomas Kyd (c1558 - 1594), appears in The Spanish Tragedy

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

  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "O occhi, non occhi ma fonti colme di lacrime", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Edward Rushton

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-01
Line count: 4
Word count: 34

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