by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
A che tormi il ben mio
Language: Italian (Italiano)
A che tormi il ben mio s'io dico di morire? Questo, madonna, è troppo gran martire. Ahi vita, ahi mio tesoro! e perderò il ben mio, con dir ch'io moro?
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "A che tormi il ben mio", published 1587 [chorus], from Libro I de madrigali, no. 3, madrigal [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-02
Line count: 5
Word count: 30