Parto o non parto?

Parto o non parto? Ahi come
resto se parte la corporea salma,
o come parto se qui resta l'alma?
E se ne l'alma è vita,
come non moro se di lei son privo?
o come moro s' a la pena i' vivo?
Ahi fiera dipartita:
come m'insegna la mia dura sorte
che 'l partir de gl'amanti è viva morte.

by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612)

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

by Luca Marenzio (c1553-1599) , "Parto o non parto?", 1599, from Ninth Book of Madrigals, no. 11.

ENG English (Tom Skipp)

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  Twenty Six Italian Songs and Arias (J. G. Paton) [tismusic.com]
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  The Art of the Song Recital [amazon.com]
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