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Non so qual io mi voglia, O viver o morir, per minor doglia Morir vorrei, che 'l viver m'é gravoso Veggendomi da voi esser lasciato; E morir non vorrei, che trapassato Più non vedrei il bel viso amoroso Per cui io piango invidioso Di chi l'ha fatto suo e me ne spoglia!
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- by Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "Ballata", P. 71 (1906), from Cinque Canti All'antica, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ballade", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , title 1: "Ballad", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 52
Je ne sais pas ce que je veux, Vivre ou mourir, pour moins souffrir. Je voudrais mourir, car vivre me pèse, En me voyant abandonné par vous ; Mais je ne veux pas mourir, car après ma mort Je ne pourrai plus voir le beau visage adoré, Pour qui je pleure jaloux De qui l'a fait sien et me l'a volé !
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2015 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 - 1375)
This text was added to the website: 2015-11-20
Line count: 8
Word count: 62