Deh, chi mi fa languire

Deh, chi mi fa languire,
sorte perversa e ria? 
Il mio cor, l'alma mia.
Deh, chi mi fa morire,
o mia pena infinita? 
Il mio ben, la mia vita. 
E mentre parlo e invan sospiro e ploro, 
io spasmo, ohimè, io vengo meno, io moro.

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

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by Sigismondo d'India (1582?-1629?) , "Deh, chi mi fa languire", 1615, from Il Terzo Libro de Madrigali, no. 10.

ENG English (unknown or anonymous translator)

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