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Vedrò'l mio sol, vedrò prima ch'io muoia Quel sospirato giorno Che faccia'l vostro raggio à me ritorno. O mia luce, o mia gioia, Ben più m'è dolc'il tormentar per vui Che'l gioir per altrui. Ma senza morte io non potrò soffrire Un sì lungo martire; E s'io morrò, morrà mia speme ancora Di veder mai d'un sì bel dì l'aurora.
Authorship
- possibly by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- possibly by Alessandro Guarini [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 Giulio Caccini (1546 - 1618), "Vedrò'l mio sol", published 1601, from Le nuove musiche, no. 7 [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "I shall see my sun", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-08
Line count: 10
Word count: 60
I shall see my sun. Yea, I shall see before I die that longed-for day which your rays will shine upon me. O my light, o my joy! Better far is it to me that I suffer torments for you than that I rejoice for any other. But without death, I cannot endure such extensive suffering, and if I die, my hope of seeing ever again the dawn of such a beautiful day shall follow not long after.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2019 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) possibly by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612) and possibly by Alessandro Guarini
This text was added to the website: 2019-04-20
Line count: 14
Word count: 78