Sí ch'io vorrei morire
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): FRE
Sí ch'io vorrei morire ora che bacio, Amore, la bella bocca del mio amato core. Ahi, cara e dolce lingua, datemi tant'umore, che di dolcezz'in questo sen m'estingua! Ahi, vita mia, a questo bianco seno, deh, stringetemi fin ch'io venga meno! Ahi bocca, ahi baci, ahi lingua, torn'a dire: «Sí ch'io vorrei morire.»
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Sí ch'io vorrei morire", published 1603 [ vocal quintet], from Libro IV de madrigali, no. 16, madrigal [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Oui, je voudrais mourir", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Alberto Pedrotti
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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