Ohimè! se tanto amate | Ohimé, se tanto amate

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by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)

Ohimè! se tanto amate

(Sung text for setting by B. Pallavicino)

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Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Ohimé, se tanto amate 
di sentir dir Ohimè, deh perché fate
chi dice Ohimè morire?
S'io moro un sol potrete 
languido, e doloroso Ohimè sentire;
Ma se, cor mio, vorrete
che vita habb'io da voi, e voi da me,
avrete mille e mille dolci Ohimè.

Composition:

Benedetto Pallavicino

Il sesto libro de madrigali a cinque voci

Text Authorship:

by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612), from Rime, without number.

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 47

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