by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Ancide sol la morte
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Ancide sol la morte E tu, mio core, che la vita sei, Uccider non mi puoi Col dolce colpo De’ begli occhi tuoi. Io, morendo per te, lieto morrei Se ferita mortale Uscir potesse Da beltà vitale.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c1561 - 1613), "Ancide sol la morte", published 1611 [chorus], madrigal for five voices [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Töten kann allein der Tod", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Seule la mort tue", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-13
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