Ballata
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE
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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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Ballad", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ballade", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 8
Word count: 52
Ballad
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
I don’t know which I want,
To live or die, to diminish the suffering
I would die, life weighs on me
Seeing myself abandoned by you;
But I would not die, because if I passed away
I would not see your beautiful, loving face
So I weep with envy for he who
Had it and strips me of it!
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2015 by Laura Prichard, (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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This text was added to the website: 2015-12-26
Line count: 8
Word count: 59