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Lasciatemi morire

by Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi

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Lasciatemi morire
source: Ottavio Rinuccini

Lasciatemi morire,
Lasciatemi morire;
E che volete voi che mi conforte
In così dura sorte,
In così gran martire?
Lasciatemi morire.

Poet

Ottavio Rinuccini

Ottavio Rinuccini (20 January 1562–28 March 1621) was an Italian poet, courtier, and opera librettist.

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