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Ahi, già mi discoloro, Oimè vien meno La luce a gli occhi miei, La voce, al seno! O che morte gradita Se almen potessi dir: "Moro, mia vita!“
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- 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), "Ahi, già mi discoloro", published 1596 [chorus], madrigal for five voices [text verified 1 time]
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- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Ach, es weicht das Licht", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ah, déjà à moi qui perd mes couleurs", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-13
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Ah, déjà à moi qui perd mes couleurs Parviennent plus faiblement La lumière dans mes yeux, La voix dans mon cœur ! Oh, que la mort soit la bienvenue Si au moins je pouvais dire : « Je meurs, ma vie ! »
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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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2015-12-17
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