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by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)

Occhi, un tempo mia vita
 (Sung text for setting by A. Notari)
 See original
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  GER
Occhi, un tempo mia vita,
Occhi, di questo cor fido sostegni,
Voi mi negate aita?
Questi son ben de la mia morte i segni.
Non più speme, o conforto.
Tempo è ben di morir, a che più tardo?
Occhi, ch’a sì gran torto
Morir mi fate, a che torcete il guardo?
Forse per non mirar com’io v'adoro?
Mirate almen ch'io moro.

Composition:

    Set to music by Angelo Notari (1566 - 1663), "Occhi, un tempo mia vita", published 1613 [ 2 tenors, theorbo, instrumental ensemble ], from Prime musiche nuove à una, due, et tre Voci, per Cantare con la Tiorba, et altri Strumenti, no. 5, London

Text Authorship:

  • by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612), no title

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

  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Augen, die mir einst so teuer wie mein Leben", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Bertram Kottmann

This text was added to the website: 2016-07-06
Line count: 10
Word count: 64

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