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by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595)

Dispietata pietate
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Dispietata pietate 
fu la tua veramente, o Dafne, allora
che ritenesti il dardo:
però che'l mio morire 
più amaro sarà quanto più tardo.
Ed or perché m'avvolgi 
per sì diverse strade e per sì vari
ragionamenti invano? Di che temi?
Temi ch'io non m'uccida?
Temi del mio bene. 
Deh, lasciami morire in tante pene.

Text Authorship:

  • by Torquato Tasso (1544 - 1595), from "Aminta".  [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 Sigismondo d'India (1582? - 1629?), "Dispietata pietate", 1615, from Il Terzo Libro de Madrigali, no. 1. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

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

  • ENG English (unknown or anonymous translator) , title 1: "Your mercy truly"


Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 54

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