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T'amo, mia vita» la mia cara vita dolcemente mi dice, e 'n questa sola sí soave parola par che trasformi lietamente il core, per farmene signore. O voce di dolcezza, e di diletto! Prendila tosto, Amore; stampala nel mio petto. Spiri solo per lei l'anima mia; T'amo, mia vita» la mia vita sia.
Authorship
- by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612), appears in Rime, no. 66 [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), "T'amo, mia vita", published 1605 [ vocal quintet], from Libro V de madrigali, no. 17, madrigal [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "« Je t'aime, ma vie", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Javier Pablo Sotelo) , ""Te amo, vida mía" mi amada vida", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Alberto Pedrotti
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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« Je t'aime, ma vie. » ma chère vie doucement me dit, et par cette seule parole si douce elle transforme joyeusement son cœur pour m'en faire le maître. Ô voix de douceur et de plaisir ! Prends-la de suite, Amour ; imprime-la dans mon cœur. Que mon âme respire par elle seule : Que « Je t'aime, ma vie. » soit ma vie.
Authorship
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2013 by Guy Laffaille, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538 - 1612), appears in Rime, no. 66
This text was added to the website: 2013-02-08
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Word count: 64