by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Ch'io non t'ami, cor mio?
 (Sung text for setting by C. Monteverdi)
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Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE
Ch'io non t'ami cor mio?
Ch'io non sia la tua vita e tu la mia,
che per nuovo desio
e per nuova speranza io t'abbandoni?
Prima che questo sia,
morte non mi perdoni.
Ma se tu sei quel cor onde la vita
M'è si dolce e gradita,
Fonte d'ogni mio ben, d'ogni desire,
Come poss'io lasciarti, e non morire?

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Que je ne t'aime pas mon cœur ?
 (Sung text translation for setting by C. Monteverdi)
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Language: French (Français)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Que je ne t'aime pas mon cœur ?
Que je ne sois pas ta vie et toi la mienne ?
Que pour un nouveau désir,
Un nouvel espoir, je t'abandonne ?
Avant que cela soit,
Que la mort ne m'épargne pas.
Mais si tu es ce cœur qui rend
Ma vie si douce et si agréable.
Source de tout mon bien, de tous mes désirs,
Comment puis-je te quitter et ne pas mourir ?

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