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Sí ch'io vorrei morire ora che bacio, Amore, la bella bocca del mio amato core. Ahi, cara e dolce lingua, datemi tant'umore, che di dolcezz'in questo sen m'estingua! Ahi, vita mia, a questo bianco seno, deh, stringetemi fin ch'io venga meno! Ahi bocca, ahi baci, ahi lingua, torn'a dire: «Sí ch'io vorrei morire.»
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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), "Sí ch'io vorrei morire", published 1603 [ vocal quintet], from Libro IV de madrigali, no. 16, madrigal [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Oui, je voudrais mourir", copyright © 2013, (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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Oui, je voudrais mourir au moment où j'embrasse, Amour, la belle bouche de mon cœur bien-aimé. Ah, chère et douce langue, donne-moi tant d'humidité que je disparaisse dans la douceur de ce sein. Ah, ma vie, contre ce sein blanc, ah, tiens-moi jusqu'à ce que je défaille. Ah, bouche, ah, baiser, ah, langue, je continue de le dire : « Oui, je voudrais mourir. »
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- 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 Mauritio Moro
This text was added to the website: 2013-02-28
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