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Cor mio, non mori? e mori! L'idolo tuo, ch'è tolto a te, fia tosto in altrui braccia accolto. Deh, spezzati, mio core! lascia, lascia con l'aura anco l'ardore; ch'esser non può che ti riserbi in vita senza speme e aita. Su, mio cor, mori! Io moro, io vado; a Dio, dolcissimo ben mio.
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- 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 Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), "Cor mio, non mori? e mori!", published 1603 [vocal quintet], from Libro IV de madrigali, no. 3, madrigal [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Mon cœur, tu ne meurs pas ? alors meurs !", 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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Mon cœur, tu ne meurs pas ? alors meurs ! Ton idole, qui a été arrachée à toi, a aussitôt été accueillie dans les bras d'un autre. Ah, mon cœur est déchiré ! Laisse, laisse avec la brise s'enfuir aussi l'ardeur ; car rien ne peut être préservé pour toi dans la vie sans espoir ni aide. Va, mon cœur, meurs ! Je meurs, je m'en vais ; adieu, mon très doux amour.
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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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2013-02-28
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