Dovrò dunque morire

[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".

by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562-1621) , from Man. Magliabechiano

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

by Giulio Caccini (1546-1618) , "Dovrò dunque morire?", published 1601, from Le nuove musiche, no. 11.
by Sigismondo d'India (1582?-1629?) , "Dovrò dunque morire", 1615, from Il Terzo Libro de Madrigali, no. 3.

ENG English (Andrew Huth)

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Must I then die?

Must I then die 
Before I can see you again,
longed-for cause of my suffering,
my lost treasure?
Can I not tell you before I die: "I am dying"?
Oh, oh, unheard-of wretchedness,
to be unable to tell you: "I am dying, my life."

Translation from Italian to English by Andrew Huth

a text in Italian by Ottavio Rinuccini (1562-1621) , from Man. Magliabechiano

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

[ None yet in the database ]

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.