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by Rottilio Lepidi

Fin che tu spiri
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE
Fin che tu spiri, spera. 
Moribondo mio core, 
Fu costante al dolore; 
Regna il diletto ove il tormento impera. 
Fin che tu spiri, spera.
Se il tuo fato vuol ch'adori 
Una sorda deità, 
La tua fede spiegherà 
Il troffeo di quei rigori. 
Atra Nube il sol discaccia, 
Alla notte alba succede 
E del verno al fin si vede 
Trionfar la primavera. 
Fin che tu spiri, spera. 
Su dunque, datti pace, 
Quella fiamma, quel dardo, 
Ch'uscì dal ciel d'un guardo, 
Sarà fulmine e face 
Possente a incenerire i tuoi martiri; 
Con l'aura de' sospiri 
Tranquillerai quell'ocean crudele. 
Tronca le tue querele, 
Armati di costanza: 
Idolo de gl'amanti è la speranza. 
Se con i pianti Orfeo 
Averno impietosì, 
Se con arco Rifeo 
La crudeltà ferì, 
Non disperar ch'un dì 
Il tuo duol renderà 
Pietosa l'empietà: 
Che vince sofferenza alma di fera.
Fin che tu spiri, spera.

Text Authorship:

  • by Rottilio Lepidi  [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 Barbara Strozzi (1619 - 1677), "Fin che tu spiri", op. 7 no. 3, published 1659 [voice and continuo], from Diporti di Euterpe, no. 3, Venice, Apresso Francesco Magni [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Tant que tu respires", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jennifer Gliere [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-05-11
Line count: 33
Word count: 144

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