by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Io piango
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Io piango, chè'l dolore Pianger' mi fa, perch'io Non trov'altro rimedio a l'ardor mio. Così m'ha concio' Amore Ch'ognor'viv'in tormento Ma quanto piango più, men doglia sento. Sorte fiera e inaudita Che'l tacer mi dà morte e'l pianger vita!
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 Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943), "Io piango", first performed 1987 [chorus], from Madrigali: Six "Firesongs" on Italian Renaissance Poems, no. 4, madrigal [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 39