by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621)
Dovrò dunque morire Matches base text
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Dovrò dunque morire, a che di nuovo io miri voi, bramata cagion de miei martiri? Mio perduto tesoro, non poter dirvi, pria ch'io mora: "Io Moro"? O miseria inaudita, non poter dir a voi: "Moro, mia vita".
Composition:
- Set to music by Sigismondo d'India (1582? - 1629?), "Dovrò dunque morire", 1615, from Il Terzo Libro de Madrigali, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621), from Man. Magliabechiano
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Andrew Huth) , "Must I then die?", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Dois-je donc mourir", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 39