by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612)

O come è gran martire
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  FRE
O come è gran martire
a celar suo desire,
quando con pura fede
s'ama chi non se 'l crede.
O soave mio ardore,
o giusto mio desio,
s'ognun ama il suo core
e voi sete il cor mio,
allor non fia ch'io v'ami
quando sarà che viver più non brami.

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  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Oh, comme est grande la douleur", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-03
Line count: 10
Word count: 50