by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Quando di lui la sospirata vita
 (Sung text for setting by C. Gesualdo)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  GER
Quando di lui la sospirata vita
Nel mio cor vola e di cor più non priva
Vive e, vivendo, aviva.
Vita e morte gradita!
Non sa che sia gioire
Chi non sa così viver e morire.

Composition:

    Set to music by Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613), "Quando di lui la sospirata vita", published 1596 [ vocal quintet ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

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

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Wenn von ihr geseufztes Leben", 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: 6
Word count: 36