O mamma, mamma, stringimi al tuo core
Language: Italian (Italiano)
O mamma, mamma, stringimi al tuo core, Ch'io son piena d'affanno e di dolore. Dimmi tu, mamma, ch'ei non ha scordato, L'amore tante volte a me giurato. L'amava tanto, mamma, e m'ha tradito, S'egli non torna io non avrò più vita.
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Authorship:
- by Raffaele Petrosemolo , free translation from the dialect.  [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 Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "O mamma, mamma, stringimi al tuo core", published 1879 [voice and piano], from Canti popolari abruzzesi, no. 12. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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