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Io ti lascio, o cara, addio

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Io ti lascio, o cara, addio
Italian source: Anon.

Io te lascio, o cara, addio,
vivi più felice
E scordati di me.
Strappa pur dal tuo bel core
Quell'affetto, quell'amore
Pensa che a te non lice
Il ricordarsi di me.

I leave you, my dearest, farewell
English translation © Oxford Song

I leave you, my dearest, farewell.
Live more happily,
And forget me.
Pluck from your lovely heart
All that affection, all that love.
Tell yourself that you must
No longer remember me.

Io ti lascio, o cara, addio
Italian source: Anon.

I leave you, my dearest, farewell
English source: Oxford Song

Io te lascio, o cara, addio,
I leave you, my dearest, farewell.
vivi più felice
Live more happily,
E scordati di me.
And forget me.
Strappa pur dal tuo bel core
Pluck from your lovely heart
Quell'affetto, quell'amore
All that affection, all that love.
Pensa che a te non lice
Tell yourself that you must
Il ricordarsi di me.
No longer remember me.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), baptised as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart,[b] was a prolific and influential composer of the classical era.  Read more here.

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