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Dovrò dunque morire

Language: Italian

[Dovrò dunque morire,
a che di nuovo io miri]1
voi, bramata cagion de miei martiri?
Mio perduto tesoro, 
non [poter]2 dirvi, pria ch'io mora: "Io Moro"?
O miseria inaudita, 
non poter dir a voi: "Moro, mia vita".


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1 Caccini: "Dovrò dunque morire? / Pria che di nuovo io miri"
2 Caccini: "potrò"

Input by John Versmoren

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