by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595)

Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE GER
Se la mia morte brami, 
crudel, lieto ne moro.
E dopo morte ancor te solo adoro.
Ma se vuoi che non t'ami, 
ahi, che a pensarlo solo
Il duol m'ancide 
e l'alma fugge a volo.

Composition:

    Set to music by Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613), "Se la mia morte brami", published 1611 [ chorus ], madrigal for five voices

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , "If you desire my death", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Si tu désires ma mort", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Wenn du meinen Tod begehrst", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2015-12-13
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