by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 - 1375)
Ballata
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Non so qual io mi voglia, O viver o morir, per minor doglia Morir vorrei, che 'l viver m'é gravoso Veggendomi da voi esser lasciato; E morir non vorrei, che trapassato Più non vedrei il bel viso amoroso Per cui io piango invidioso Di chi l'ha fatto suo e me ne spoglia!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "Ballata", P 71 no. 3 (1906), from Cinque Canti All'antica, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Ballad", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Ballade", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 52