by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Io tacerò – In van dunque
 (Sung text for setting by C. Gesualdo)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  GER
Io tacerò, ma nel silenzio mio
La lagrime i sospiri
diranno i miei martiri.
Ma s’avverrà ch’io mora,
Griderà poi per me la morte ancora.

In van dunque, o crudele,
vuoi che'l mio duol e'l tuo rigor si cele,
poi che mia cruda sorte
dà la voce al silenzio ed a la morte.

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

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Still werd’ ich schweigen - Umsonst deshalb", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2015-02-19
Line count: 9
Word count: 53