Se dolce m’era già viver
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG
Se dolce m’era già viver,
cor mio, con te, dolce
per te sarà morire ancora.
E questo si dirà:
quando il suo ben perse,
volle per fedeltà
morire allora.
Authorship:
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "If I once found life with you to be sweet", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2018-04-24
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Word count: 29
If I once found life with you to be sweet
Language: English  after the Italian (Italiano)
If I once found life with you to be sweet,
then, my love, to die with you
shall likewise be sweet.
Let it be said that
when he lost his ladylove,
he desired to die right then
out of faithfulness.
Authorship:
- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2018 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2018-08-31
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