by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
Amor, i' ho See base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
...
10. Amor, i' ò molti et molt'anni pianto
mio grave danno in doloroso stile,
né da te spero mai men fere notti:
et però mi son mosso a pregar Morte
che mi tolla di qui, per farme lieto,
ove è colei ch'i' canto et piango in rime.
Composition:
- Set to music by Luca Marenzio (c1553 - 1599), "Amor, i' ho", 1599, stanza 10, from Ninth Book of Madrigals, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), no title, appears in Canzoniere (Rerum vulgarium fragmenta) , in 2. Rime In morte di Madonna Laura, no. 332
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (A. S. Kline) , no title, copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-10-12
Line count: 75
Word count: 573