Credete voi ch'i' viva

Credete voi ch' i' viva
pascendo il cor famelico e penoso
del pensier amoroso? Ahi ch' i' ne moro
perché vita e ristoro
ben ho pensando, anima cara, in voi,
ma quando penso poi ch' io ne son privo
moro del cibo onde mi pasco e vivo.

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) , "Credete voi ch'i' viva", 1599, from Ninth Book of Madrigals, no. 12.

ENG English (Tom Skipp)

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Sheet music:

  Twenty Six Italian Songs and Arias (J. G. Paton) [tismusic.com]
  Search sheetmusicplus.com for Credete voi ch'i' viva, Art song , Lieder, chansons, or works for solo voice
  Search musicroom.com for Credete voi ch'i' viva, vocal/choral music

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Books:

  The Art of the Song Recital [amazon.com]
  The Book of Lieder: The Original Texts of Over 1000 Songs [amazon.com]
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