by Giovanni Antonio Luigi Redaelli (1785 - 1815)
Amore e morte See original
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Odi di un uom, che muore,
Odi l' estremo suon,
Questo appassito fiore
Ti lascio, Elvira, in don.
Quanto prezioso ei sia
Tu dei saperlo appien;
Nel dì che fosti mia
Te lo involai dal sen.
...
Composition:
- Set to music by Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), "Amore e morte", subtitle: "Arietta", IGD 67 no. 3, A 197, published 1837, stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], from Soirées d'automne à l'Infrascata, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Giovanni Antonio Luigi Redaelli (1785 - 1815), "Ad Elvira"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Luk Laerenbergh) , "Love and death", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Aminta Iriarte) , "Amor y muerte", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Luk Laerenbergh , Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 80