S'io esca vivo de' dubbiosi scogli

S'io esca vivo de' dubbiosi scogli
et arrive il mio esiglio ad un bel fine,
ch'i'sarei vago di voltar la vela
e l'ancore gettar in qualche porto!
Se non ch'i'ardo come acceso legno,
sì m'è duro lassar l'usata vita.
Signor della mia fine e della vita:
prima ch'io fiacchi il legno tra li scogli
drizza a buon porto l'affannata vela.

by Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374)

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

by Roland de Lassus (1532-1594) , "S'io esca vivo de' dubbiosi scogli", published 1579 [madrigal], from Corona de' madrigali, no. ?

Date added to the website: 2009-09-03.

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