by Francesco de Lemene (1634 - 1704)
Language of Leaving
Language: Italian - Calabrian
Io parto, ma voi, speranze, che fate? partite o restate? Se negate di partire resterete col cor mio, ma so ben ch’ho da morire, se partendo ha da dir: “Speranze addio”. Darmi pena maggiore Amor non puoi. Io parto, ma voi, speranze, che fate? partite o restate? Solo voi consolerete lontananze tanto amare, se con me vi partirete e starete con me, speranze care. Darmi gioia maggiore Amor non puoi. Io parto, ma voi, speranze, che fate? partite o restate?
Text Authorship:
- by Francesco de Lemene (1634 - 1704) [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 Charlotte Seither (b. 1965), "Language of Leaving", 2012, copyright © 2013, first performed 2013 [ voices and orchestra ], Bärenreiter
Score: Bärenreiter [external link]  [sung text not yet checked]
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