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Lascia ch'io pianga la cruda sorte

Language: Italian

Lascia ch'io pianga la cruda sorte,
E che sospiri la libertà!
Il duol infranga queste ritorte
de' miei martiri sol per pietà.


Input by Harry Joelson

Authorship

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):
    * GER German [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist)

Date added to the website: 2005-09-02.

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 * Twenty Six Italian Songs and Arias (J. G. Paton) [tismusic.com]
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