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Se per estrem'ardore morir potesse un core, saria ben arso il mio fra tanto incendio rio. Ma come salamandra nel mio foco vivo per la mia donna in festa e 'n gioco. E se m'avien talora che per dolcezza i' mora, mercé d'Amor risorgo qual fenice sol per viver ardend'ognor felice.
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- by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Se per estrem'ardore", published 1592 [ vocal quintet], from Libro III de madrigali, no. 7, madrigal [text not verified]
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- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Si d'une passion extrême", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-03
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Word count: 51
Si d'une passion extrême Un cœur pouvait mourir, Le mien serait brûlé Par un tel embrasement. Mais comme une salamandre dans mon feu Je vis pour ma dame joyeusement et en jouant. Et s'il advenait Que par douceur je meure, Grâce à Amour je me relèverai tel le phénix Seulement pour vivre heureux toujours dans les flammes.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2016 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 Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)
This text was added to the website: 2016-02-25
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Word count: 57