by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564)
Translation by Heinrich Nelson
Vivo al peccato, a me morendo vivo
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Vivo al peccato, a me morendo vivo; vita già mia non son, ma del peccato: mie ben dal ciel, mie mal da me m'è dato, dal mie sciolto voler, di ch'io son privo. Serva mie libertà, mortal mie divo a me s'è fatto. O infelice stato! a che miseria, a che viver son nato!
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Text Authorship:
- by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), appears in Rime, no. 32 [author's text checked 1 time 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):
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Sophie Hasenclever (1824 - 1892) , no title, appears in Sämmtliche Gedichte Michelangelo's in Guasti's Text, in 3. Sonette, no. 90, first published 1875 ; composed by Josef Schelb.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Heinrich Nelson ; composed by Theodor Streicher.
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-26
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Word count: 54
Der Sünde leb' ich
Language: German (Deutsch) after the Italian (Italiano)
Der Sünde leb' ich, Tod ist mir dies mein Leben, in Sünde ganz verstrickt, ist's nicht mehr mein. Der Himmel wollt' mich gut, mich macht' gemein des freien Willens ungezügelt Streben. Die Freiheit knechtend, sucht' ich zu erheben zum Gott mein Irdisches. O welche Pein, zu solchem Elened in der Welt zu sein!
Text Authorship:
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564), appears in Rime, no. 32
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Theodor Streicher (1874 - 1940), "Der Sünde leb' ich" [ voice and piano ], from Michelangelo. Zwölf Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Klavierbegleitung, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2024-07-04
Line count: 7
Word count: 53