Ma come potrei

Ma come potrei io mai soffrire
Di partirmida te che t'amo pur tanto,
Che senza te mi par ognor morire?
Essendo teco non so giammai quanto
Più ben mi possa avere, o più disire.
Ma sallo bene Amore in quanto pianto 
Istà la vita mia la notte e 'l giorno,
Mentre non veggo questo viso adorno.

by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)

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

by Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) , "Ma come potrei", P. 71 (1906), from Cinque Canti All'antica, no. 2.

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