Donna, vorrei morir, ma confortato
Dall'onesto tuo amor;
Sentirmi almeno una sol volta amato
Senza averne rossor.
Vorrei poterti dar quel po' che resta
Della mia gioventù;
Sovra l'omero tuo piegar la testa
E non destarmi più.

Note: This song is published in Gateway to Italian Art Songs, Alfred Publishing Co., edited by John Glenn Paton

Composition:

Set to music by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Donna, vorrei morir", published 1879 [ voice and piano ], from Pagine d'album, no. 3

Text Authorship:

• by Olindo Guerrini (1845 - 1916), as Lorenzo Stecchetti, no title, appears in Postuma, no. 83

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Researcher for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]

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