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Che morendo si fa sposa! '"

—Vendetta: a story of one forgotten

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In music, dying away; diminuendo at the end of a cadence.

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Che morendo si fa sposa! '" — Vendetta: a story of one forgotten
Che morendo si fa sposa! " — Vendetta: a story of one forgotten
Che morendo si fa sposa -- che morendo si fa sposa -- ah! " — Vendetta: a story of one forgotten
After the words: "I suffer pain ...." he heaved a slight sigh, dropped his eyes, and lowered his voice, -- _morendo_. — A Nobleman's Nest
After the words "and longing vain," he sighed softly, dropped his eyes and let his voice gradually die away, morendo. — A House of Gentlefolk

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Italian, present participle of morire, from Latin mori, die; see mort.

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