by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)

Come esser può ch’io viva, se m’uccidi?
 (Sung text for setting by C. Gesualdo)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  GER
Come esser può ch’io viva, se m’uccidi?
E come vuoi ch’io mora,
se mi dai vita ancora?
Fra due mi tieni, onde, tra morte e vita,
Vivendo moro e non vivendo ho vita.

Composition:

    Set to music by Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613), "Come esser può ch’io viva, se m’uccidi?", published 1594 [ vocal quintet ]

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

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Wie kann es sein, dass ich lebe, wenn du mich tötest?", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2016-01-11
Line count: 5
Word count: 33