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O come sei gentile, caro augellino

Language: Italian

O come [se']1 gentile,
caro augellino! O quanto
è il mio stato amoroso al tuo simìle!
[Tu prigion, io prigion]2; tu canti, io canto;
tu canti per colei
che t'ha legato, ed io canto per lei.
Ma in questo è differente
la mia sorte dolente:
che giova pur a te l'esser canoro;
vivi cantando, ed io cantando moro.


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1 Monteverdi: "sei"
2 Monteverdi: "Io prigion, tu prigion"

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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)

Set in English, adapted by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ENG GER
Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):

Date added to the website: 2008-03-26.

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