Ohimè! se tanto amate

Ohimé, se tanto amate 
di sentir dir Ohimè, deh perché fate
chi dice Ohimè morire?
S'io moro un sol potrete 
languido, e doloroso Ohimè sentire;
Ma se, cor mio, [vorrete]1
che vita [habb'io]2 da voi, e voi da me,
avrete mille e mille dolci Ohimè.

by Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538-1612) , from Rime, without number.

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

by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) , "Ohimè! se tanto amate", published 1603 [madrigal for five voices], from Libro IV de madrigali, no. 12.
by Benedetto Pallavicino (1551-1601) , "Ohimè! se tanto amate", 1600, from Il sesto libro de madrigali a cinque voci, no. 17.

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