Lasso vita mia, mi fa morire (John Dowland)
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- Editor: David Fraser (submitted 2008-06-19). Score information: A4, 4 pages, 136 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Alto solo, treble & bass viols, and lute tablature (8-course, tenor G tuning)
General Information
Title: Lasso vita mia, mi fa morire
Composer: John Dowland
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: A
Genre: Secular, Lute song
Language: Italian
Instruments: Lute
Published: A Pilgrimes Solace (1612), no.11.
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Original text and translations
Italian text
Lasso vita mia, mi fa morire,
Crudel amor mio cor consume,
Da mille ferite, che mi fa morir.
Ahi me, deh, che non mi fa morire.
Crudel amor mi fa sofrir mille martire.
English translation
O my unhappy Life, you are making me die.
Cruel love consumes my heart,
Inflicts a thousand wounds, which kill me.
Woe, alas, do not let me die,
Cruel Love makes me suffer a thousand martyrdoms.