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by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621)

Dovrò dunque morire?
 (Sung text for setting by G. Caccini)
 See base text
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG FRE
Dovrò dunque morire? 
Pria che di nuovo io miri
voi, bramata cagion de miei martiri?
Mio perduto tesoro, 
non potrò dirvi, pria ch'io mora: "Io Moro"?
O miseria inaudita, 
non poter dir a voi: "Moro, mia vita".

Composition:

    Set to music by Giulio Caccini (1546 - 1618), "Dovrò dunque morire?", published 1601, from Le nuove musiche, no. 11

Text Authorship:

  • by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562 - 1621), from Man. Magliabechiano

See other settings of this text.

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.
Line count: 7
Word count: 39

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