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Il bianco e dolce cigno cantando more, ed io piangendo, giung' al fin del viver mio. Stran' e diversa sorte, ch'ei more sconsolato, Ed io moro beato. Morte che nel morire M'empie di gioia tutt' e di desire; Se nel morir' altro dolor non sento, Di mille mort' il di sarei contendo.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Guidiccioni (1480 - 1541) and misattributed to Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, 4th Marchese di Pescara e del Vasto (1502 - 1546)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jacob (aka Jacques or Jachet) Arcadelt (c1505 - c1568), "Il bianco e dolce cigno", published 1539 [ chorus ], madrigal [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Calliope Tsoupaki (b. 1963), "Il Bianco Cigno", 2025, copyright © 2025, first performed 2025 [ mixed chorus and 4 viola da gamba ], Rijswijk : Donemus
Publisher: Donemus [external link] [sung text not yet checked] - by Orazio Vecchi (1550 - 1605), "Il bianco e dolce cigno", published 1589 [ chorus ], madrigal [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Tinelot Wittermans) , "De witte en lieflijke zwaan", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Tinelot Wittermans) , no title, copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Calliope Tsoupaki) , copyright ©
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Anton Gatscha) , "Der weiße, stille Schwan"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 52
De witte en lieflijke zwaan sterft zingend. En ik bereik wenend mijn levenseinde. Vreemd is het dat hij troosteloos sterft En ik sterf gelukzalig een dood die mij vervult van vreugde en verlangen omdat ik door te sterven geen ander verdriet meer voel zou ik blij zijn duizend keer per dag te sterven.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to Dutch (Nederlands) copyright © by Tinelot Wittermans, (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.
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Guidiccioni (1480 - 1541) and misattributed to Alfonso d'Avalos d'Aquino, 4th Marchese di Pescara e del Vasto (1502 - 1546)
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 53