Cara la vita mia (Giaches de Wert)

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  • (Posted 2024-02-23)  CPDL #79255:    (MIDI)    
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Edition notes: Transcribed from 1558 print. Original key (chiavi naturali) and note values.
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General Information

Title: Cara la mia vita
The correct title and start of the text is "Cara la vita mia" in all sources named.
Composer: Giaches de Wert

Number of voices: 5vv   Voicing: SATTB
Genre: SecularMadrigal

Language: Italian
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1558 in Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, Edition 1, no. 8
    2nd published: 1583 in Il primo libro de madrigali a cinque voci, Edition 2, no. 9
    3rd published: 1583 in Musica divina di 19 autori illustri, no. 23
    4th published: 1584 in Spoglia amorosa (Scotto), no. 17, p. 19
    5th published: 1584 in Pratum musicum (ed. Emanuel Adriaenssen) – arr. for two voices and lute, Edition 1, no. 23
    6th published: 1605 in Nervi d'Orfeo, no. 8
Description:  Used as the model for an eight part parody mass by Claudio Merulo

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Original text and translations

Italian.png Italian text

Cara la vita mia,
Egli è pur vero ch’altra fiamma d’amor
Non v’ars il petto in tanto tempo
Sì turbat’ e fiero,
Poi che con gl'occh’io veggio
l’aria suave e’l bel sereno volto
E con l’orecchi ascolto
tante care d’amor dolce parole
Che furn’ al mondo sole
Per adolcir d’ogni mio crud’ aspetto,
E quel che brami sempr’ e quel ch’io cheggio
Nelle mie bracc’ io godo,
E col gioire
tempro l’aspra cagion del mio martire.

German.png German translation

Meine Liebste, mein Leben,
es ist wohl wahr, daß keine andere Liebesflamme
die Brust verbrannte in solcher
aufwühlender und wilder Art,
denn ich sehe mit den Augen
die süße Miene und das heitere Antlitz,
und höre mit den Ohren
so viele süße Liebesschwüre,
die nur dazu in der Welt waren,
um mein rauhes Aüßeres zu besäntigen,
und das, was ich immer begehrte, und das, was ich ersehne,
genieße ich in meinen Armen,
und mit Freude
bezähme ich alle bittere Ursache meines Martyriums.

Translation by Gerhard Weydt